Kleynhans, NHartman, WVan Niekerk, DVan Heerden, CSchwartz, RTsakalidis, SDavel, M2017-01-172017-01-172016-05Kleynhans, N., Hartman, W., Van Niekerk, D., Van Heerden, C., Schwartz, R., Tsakalidis, S. and Davel, M. 2016. Code-switched English pronunciation modeling for Swahili spoken term detection. In: 5th Workshop on Spoken Language Technology for Under-Resourced Languages, SLTU 2016, 9-12 May 2016, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.http://www.cair.za.net/research/outputs/code-switched-english-pronunciation-modeling-swahili-spoken-term-detectionhttp://hdl.handle.net/10204/89165th Workshop on Spoken Language Technology for Under-Resourced Languages, SLTU 2016, 9-12 May 2016, Yogyakarta, Indonesia.Due to copyright restrictions, the attached PDF file only contains the abstract of the full text item. For access to the full text item, please consult the publisher's website.We investigate modeling strategies for English code-switched words as found in a Swahili spoken term detection system. Code switching, where speakers switch language in a conversation, occurs frequently in multilingual environments, and typically deteriorates STD performance. Analysis is performed in the context of the IARPA Babel program which focuses on rapid STD system development for under-resourced languages. Our results show that approaches that specifically target the modeling of code-switched words, significantly improve the detection performance of these words.enSwahiliSpoken language technologiesUnder-resourced languagesSpoken term detectionCode switchingPronunciation modelingConference PresentationKleynhans, N., Hartman, W., Van Niekerk, D., Van Heerden, C., Schwartz, R., Tsakalidis, S., & Davel, M. (2016). Code-switched English pronunciation modeling for Swahili spoken term detection. Elsevier, online. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8916Kleynhans, N, W Hartman, D Van Niekerk, C Van Heerden, R Schwartz, S Tsakalidis, and M Davel. "Code-switched English pronunciation modeling for Swahili spoken term detection." (2016): http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8916Kleynhans N, Hartman W, Van Niekerk D, Van Heerden C, Schwartz R, Tsakalidis S, et al, Code-switched English pronunciation modeling for Swahili spoken term detection; Elsevier, online; 2016. http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8916 .TY - Conference Presentation AU - Kleynhans, N AU - Hartman, W AU - Van Niekerk, D AU - Van Heerden, C AU - Schwartz, R AU - Tsakalidis, S AU - Davel, M AB - We investigate modeling strategies for English code-switched words as found in a Swahili spoken term detection system. Code switching, where speakers switch language in a conversation, occurs frequently in multilingual environments, and typically deteriorates STD performance. Analysis is performed in the context of the IARPA Babel program which focuses on rapid STD system development for under-resourced languages. Our results show that approaches that specifically target the modeling of code-switched words, significantly improve the detection performance of these words. DA - 2016-05 DB - ResearchSpace DP - CSIR KW - Swahili KW - Spoken language technologies KW - Under-resourced languages KW - Spoken term detection KW - Code switching KW - Pronunciation modeling LK - https://researchspace.csir.co.za PY - 2016 T1 - Code-switched English pronunciation modeling for Swahili spoken term detection TI - Code-switched English pronunciation modeling for Swahili spoken term detection UR - http://hdl.handle.net/10204/8916 ER -