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Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition

In Malaysia, many researchers focus on developing independent speaker speech recognition systems that use Malay Language or Bahasa Malaysia. Accuracy, noise robustness and processing time are concerns when developing speech therapy systems especially for children. In this study, a Malay word pronunc...

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Main Author: Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi
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Language:English
Published: 2015
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QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
Online Access:http://repo.uum.edu.my/20613/1/ICu%26%20eSS%26T%202015%2057%2061.pdf
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http://doi.org/10.1109/UNESST.2015.25
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spelling my.uum.repo.206132017-01-16T08:40:16Z http://repo.uum.edu.my/20613/ Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science In Malaysia, many researchers focus on developing independent speaker speech recognition systems that use Malay Language or Bahasa Malaysia. Accuracy, noise robustness and processing time are concerns when developing speech therapy systems especially for children. In this study, a Malay word pronunciation test application is developed using Spectrum Delta (SPD) features and Logistic Regression classification model in an effort to improve Malay word pronunciation for pre-school children aged between 3-6 years old.Based on the 6 vowel classification rate, vowel /i/ were found to achieved the highest classification rate of 98.33% and vowel /o/ achieved the worst with 92.29%. Overall classification rate obtained was 95.11%. Results showed that the pronunciation application can assist children to improve their Malay word pronunciation. Vowel /i/, /e/, /o/ and /u/ are often mispronounced due to pronunciation habits. 2015-11-25 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://repo.uum.edu.my/20613/1/ICu%26%20eSS%26T%202015%2057%2061.pdf Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi (2015) Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition. In: 2015 8th International Conference on u- and e- Service, Science and Technology (UNESST), 25-28 Nov. 2015, International Center, Jeju National University, Jeju Island, Korea. http://doi.org/10.1109/UNESST.2015.25 doi:10.1109/UNESST.2015.25
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topic QA75 Electronic computers. Computer science
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Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi
Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
description In Malaysia, many researchers focus on developing independent speaker speech recognition systems that use Malay Language or Bahasa Malaysia. Accuracy, noise robustness and processing time are concerns when developing speech therapy systems especially for children. In this study, a Malay word pronunciation test application is developed using Spectrum Delta (SPD) features and Logistic Regression classification model in an effort to improve Malay word pronunciation for pre-school children aged between 3-6 years old.Based on the 6 vowel classification rate, vowel /i/ were found to achieved the highest classification rate of 98.33% and vowel /o/ achieved the worst with 92.29%. Overall classification rate obtained was 95.11%. Results showed that the pronunciation application can assist children to improve their Malay word pronunciation. Vowel /i/, /e/, /o/ and /u/ are often mispronounced due to pronunciation habits.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi
author_facet Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi
author_sort Mohd Yusof, Shahrul Azmi
title Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
title_short Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
title_full Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
title_fullStr Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
title_full_unstemmed Malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
title_sort malay word pronunciation application for pre-school children using vowel recognition
publishDate 2015
url http://repo.uum.edu.my/20613/1/ICu%26%20eSS%26T%202015%2057%2061.pdf
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