Real Voice and TTS Accent Effects on Intelligibility and Comprehension for Indian Speakers of English as a Second Language

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作者：
Weber, Frederick [1 ]
Bali, Kalika [2 ]
机构：
[1] Columbia Univ, Earth Inst, New York, NY 10027 USA
[2] Microsoft Res India, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
来源：
INTERSPEECH 2009: 10TH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION 2009, VOLS 1-5 | 2009年
关键词：
speech synthesis; accent; intelligibility; comprehension; English as second language; SPEECH;
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TP18 [人工智能理论];
学科分类号：
081104 ; 0812 ; 0835 ; 1405 ;
摘要：
We investigate the effect of accent on comprehension of English for speakers of English as a second language in southern India. Subjects were exposed to real and TTS voices with US and several Indian accents, and were tested for intelligibility and comprehension. Performance trends indicate a measurable advantage for familiar accents, and are broken down by various demographic factors.
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