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The Spoken Language Translator

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Cambridge University Press, Aug 28, 2000 - 337 pages
This original volume describes the Spoken Language Translator (SLT), one of the first major automatic speech translation projects. The SLT system can translate between English, French, and Swedish in the domain of air travel planning, using a vocabulary of about 1500 words, and with an accuracy of about 75%. The authors detail the language processing components, largely built on top of the SRI Core Language Engine, using a combination of general grammars and techniques that allow them to be rapidly customized to specific domains. They base speech recognition on Hidden Markov Mode technology, and use versions of the SRI DECIPHER system. This account of SLT is an essential resource for researchers interested in knowing what is achievable in spoken-language translation today.
  

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Thoughts while reading this. p. 3 Well, I've been getting the smallest idea of SLT over the last months, but I mean small. I only just know where the on/off switch is on my computer, so my perspective ... Read full review

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Definitely one of the two three best books by me :) Read full review

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HYBRID LANGUAGE PROCESSING IN THE SPOKEN LANGUAGE TRANSLATOR
guage Engine (CLE) and the Spoken Language Translator. (SLT), both of which have been extensivelv described else-. where: The CLE [2] is a general ...
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The Spoken Language Translator - Cambridge University Press
This account of the Spoken Language Translator should be an essential resource both for those who wish to know what is achievable in spoken-language ...
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The Speech-Language Interface In The Spoken Language Translator ...
The Spoken Language Translator SLT is a prototype for practically useful systems capable of translating continuous spoken language within restricted domains ...
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The Spoken Language Translator. Manny Rayner, David Carter, Pierrette. Bouillon, Vassilis Digalakis, and Mats. Wiren (editors) ...
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[cmp-lg/9411028] The Speech-Language Interface in the Spoken ...
Abstract: The Spoken Language Translator is a prototype for practically useful systems capable of translating continuous spoken language within restricted ...
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Translation Methodology in the Spoken Language Translator: An Evaluation. Proceedings of ACL/EACL workshop“Spoken Language Translation”, 12 July 1997, ...
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The Spoken Language Translator. Cambridge University Press. 2000. ISBN 0-521-77077-7 Price $70 (hardback). xviii + 337 pages ...
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The spoken language translator (SLT). Auteur(s) : RAYNER Date de parution: 09-2000 Langue : ANGLAIS 360p. 23.7x16 Hardback Etat : Disponible chez l'éditeur ...
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