Scaled random segmental models
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چکیده
We present the concept of a scaled random segmental model, which aims to overcome the modeling problem created by the fact that segment realizations of the same phonetic unit di er in length. In the scaled model the variance of the random mean trajectory is inversely proportional to the segment length. The scaled model enables a Baum-Welch type parameter reestimation, unlike the previously suggested, non-scaled models, that require more complicated iterative estimation procedures. In experiments we have conducted with phoneme classi cation, it was found that the scaled model shows improved performance compared to the nonscaled model.
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