Optimizing Automatic Speech Recognition for Low-Proficient Non-Native Speakers
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Optimizing Automatic Speech Recognition for Low-Proficient Non-Native Speakers
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: EURASIP Journal on Audio, Speech, and Music Processing
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1687-4714,1687-4722
DOI: 10.1155/2010/973954