A CAPT tool for training and research on lexical stress errors in German
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This demonstration presents de-stress: the German (de) System for Training and Research on Errors in Second-language Stress [1]. This prototype Computer-Assisted Pronunciation Training (CAPT) tool provides a variety of options for diagnosis of and feedback on lexical stress errors, and could potentially be a useful component of an intelligent CAPT system.
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تاریخ انتشار 2015