scholarly journals Romanian Spoken Language Resources and Annotation for Speaker Independent Spontaneous Speech Recognition

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corneliu Burileanu ◽  
Andi Buzo ◽  
Cristina Sorina Petre ◽  
Diana Ghelmez-Hanes ◽  
Horia Cucu
Keyword(s):  
Speech Recognition ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Speaker Independent

scholarly journals DESIGNING A LINGUISTIC PROFILE OF KHORTHA: A LESS RESOURCED LANGUAGE SPOKEN IN THE STATE OF JHARKHAND, INDIA.

Dialectologia ◽  
2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Atul AMAN ◽  
Niladri Sekhar DASH ◽  
Jayashree CHAKRABORTY
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Communication ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
The State ◽  
Current Status ◽  
Language Resources ◽  
Linguistic Identity ◽  
Field Surveys ◽  
Social Divisions ◽  
Clear Idea

This paper describes the linguistic outline of Khortha language, which is spoken in the state of Jharkhand, India. Khortha is the second most spoken language after Hindi in the state of Jharkhand, with approximately 80 million speakers (As per the Govt. of India, census reports 2011). The paucity of the language resources in Khortha played a vital role in motivating us for the present work. The methodology adopted for the present study comprises linguistic field surveys (Dash & Aman 2015) and reviews on the earlier literature of Khortha. The current status and demographic profile of Khortha suggest its usage as a link language among the other indigenous language communities (i.e. Munda, Bedia, Kurmali, etc.) as well. The scope (usage) of the Khortha language within the various domains (i.e. administration, education, mass media, social divisions and religion, judiciary and interpersonal communication), as discussed in the paper, gives a clear idea of its usage and linguistic identity. This paper can be a helpful resource for the researchers in order to portray the current linguistic status of the language.

Inconsistencies in spoken language

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Borochovsky Bar-Aba
Keyword(s):  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Spoken Language ◽  
Indirect Speech ◽  
Plural Form ◽  
Verb Tense

This paper displays examples of inconsistencies in spontaneous speech. It refers to cases in which the speaker changes his manner of expression while speaking, even though there generally seems to be no objective reason for doing so. I demonstrate the phenomenon in the use of verb tense, of person inflection, of singular/plural form, and of direct/indirect speech. I suggest that these phenomena be viewed as cases in which the speaker tries (not necessarily consciously) to make his speech less monotonous and more attractive to the listener by providing various ways of expression differing mainly in the degree of closeness they convey between the reported event and the addressee.

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