We propose a framework for long audio alignment for conversational Arabic speech. Accurate alignments help in many speech processing tasks such as audio indexing, speech recognizer acoustic model (AM) training, audio summarizing and retrieving, etc. In this work, we have collected more than 1400 hours of conversational Arabic besides the corresponding non-aligned text transcriptions. Automatic ...

This paper blends quantitative with qualitative data in an investigation of community and contraceptive choice in Nang Rong, Thailand. Specifically, it develops an explanation of 1) method dominance within villages, coupled with 2) marked differences between villages in the popularity of particular methods. The quantitative analysis demonstrates the importance of village location and placement ...

In this paper, a framework for long audio alignment for conversational Arabic speech is proposed. Accurate alignments help in many speech processing tasks such as audio indexing, speech recognizer acoustic model (AM) training, audio summarizing and retrieving, etc. We have collected more than 1,400 hours of conversational Arabic besides the corresponding human generated non-aligned transcriptio...

Outside of Western contexts, natural-conversation-based research on intergenerational communication is relatively rare. To help redress this imbalance, this paper explores the conversational styles of first-encounter talks between five pairs of college students and older adults in Taiwan, and infers the interactional norms that underlie them. It is found that younger Taiwanese adults tend to ex...

Dialogue studies suggest keys to understanding communicative behavior. The purpose of this article is put forth a more complex and comprehensive approach the analysis interaction that incorporates quantitative metrics reveal its entire depth. methods discourse-analysis, initiative-response analysis, theory speech acts, conversational, cognitive, stylistic, statistical analyses as well descripti...