Foreign accent conversion in computer assisted pronunciation training
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Foreign accent conversion in computer assisted pronunciation training
Learners of a second language practice their pronunciation by listening to and imitating utterances from native speakers. Recent research has shown that choosing a well-matched native speaker to imitate can have a positive impact on pronunciation training. Here we propose a voice-transformation technique that can be used to generate the (arguably) ideal voice to imitate: the own voice of the le...
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عنوان ژورنال: Speech Communication
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0167-6393
DOI: 10.1016/j.specom.2008.11.004