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Automatic Marking of Allophone Boundaries in Isolated English Spoken Words

Authors : Janusz Rafałko, Andrzej Czyżewski

Published in: Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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The work presents a method that allows delimiting the borders of allophones in isolated English words. The described method is based on the DTW algorithm combining two signals, a reference signal and an analyzed one. As the reference signal, recordings from the MODALITY database were used, from which the words were extracted. This database was also used for tests, which were described. Test results show that the automatic determination of the allophone limits in English words is possible with good accuracy. Tests have been carried out to determine the error of particular allophones borders marking and to find out the cost of matching the given allophone to the reference one. Based on this cost, a coefficient has been introduced that allows for determining in percentage how much the automatically marked allophone is similar to the reference one. This coefficient can be used for an assessment of the correctness of the pronunciation of the allophone. The possibilities of further research and development of this method were also analyzed.

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Title: Automatic Marking of Allophone Boundaries in Isolated English Spoken Words
Authors: Janusz Rafałko
Andrzej Czyżewski
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Book: Computer Information Systems and Industrial Management
Print ISBN: 978-3-030-47678-6

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-47679-3

Copyright Year: 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-47679-3_5

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