The Representation and Use of a Lexicon in Automatic Speech Recognition and Understanding

  • Jean-Paul Haton
Conference paper
Part of the NATO Advanced Study Institutes Series book series (ASIC, volume 59)

Abstract

The lexicon is one of the knowledge sources which has to be taken into account in a speech recognition/understanding system. The organization of the two kinds of lexicon -non phonological and phonological- is first discussed. We then present the techniques involved in the use of a lexicon for emitting and verifying word hypotheses: word verification and word spotting. Examples from actual systems illustrate the various aspects of the paper.

Keywords

Speech Recognition Automatic Speech Recognition Continuous Speech Lexical Level Lexical Retrieval 
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© D. Reidel Publishing Company 1980

Authors and Affiliations

  • Jean-Paul Haton
    • 1
  1. 1.Centre de Recherche en Informatique de Nancy (CRIN)Université de Nancy IFrance

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