Dialect Accent Features for Establishing Speaker Identity

Dialect Accent Features for Establishing Speaker Identity
Author: Manisha Kulshreshtha
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2012-03-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461411386

Dialect Accent Features for Establishing Speaker Identity: A Case Study discusses the subject of forensic voice identification and speaker profiling. Specifically focusing on speaker profiling and using dialects of the Hindi language, widely used in India, the authors have contributed to the body of research on speaker identification by using accent feature as the discriminating factor. This case study contributes to the understanding of the speaker identification process in a situation where unknown speech samples are in different language/dialect than the recording of a suspect. The authors' data establishes that vowel quality, quantity, intonation and tone of a speaker as compared to Khariboli (standard Hindi) could be the potential features for identification of dialect accent.

Dialect Accent Features for Establishing Speaker Identity

Dialect Accent Features for Establishing Speaker Identity
Author: Manisha Kulshreshtha
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 71
Release: 2012-03-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1461411378

Dialect Accent Features for Establishing Speaker Identity: A Case Study discusses the subject of forensic voice identification and speaker profiling. Specifically focusing on speaker profiling and using dialects of the Hindi language, widely used in India, the authors have contributed to the body of research on speaker identification by using accent feature as the discriminating factor. This case study contributes to the understanding of the speaker identification process in a situation where unknown speech samples are in different language/dialect than the recording of a suspect. The authors' data establishes that vowel quality, quantity, intonation and tone of a speaker as compared to Khariboli (standard Hindi) could be the potential features for identification of dialect accent.

Research Methods in Sociolinguistics

Research Methods in Sociolinguistics
Author: Janet Holmes
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 350
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 0470673613

This single-volume guide equips students of sociolinguistics with a full set of methodological tools including data collection and analysis techniques, explained in clear and accessible terms by leading experts. It features project suggestions, troubleshooting tips, and data assessment across diverse languages. Explores an array of anthropological and scientific methods that cover the full spectrum of contemporary sociolinguistics, from the study of style and discourse analysis to the study of phonetics Details the types of data available, and explains collection methods ranging from sociolinguistic interviews to linguistic landscapes Provides comprehensive coverage of data analysis, subdivided into segments on linguistic and socio-cultural techniques, and linked to numerous languages Includes useful summaries, seasoned advice and troubleshooting tips, ideas for research projects, and a full directory of supplementary reading

Processes of Change

Processes of Change
Author: Sandra Jansen
Publisher: John Benjamins Publishing Company
Total Pages: 273
Release: 2019-08-15
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 9027262101

The present volume brings together leading scholars studying language change from a variety of sociolinguistic perspectives, complementing and enriching the existing literature by providing readers with a kaleidoscopic perspective of aspects of change in English from around 1700 until the present day. The volume presents a collection of in-depth studies on a broad spectrum of phonetic, lexical, grammatical and discourse variation, drawing on historical corpora, dictionaries, metalinguistic commentary, ego-documents, spoken language and survey data. Apart from advancing our knowledge of processes of language change in varieties of English, including British English, Irish English, Australian English, South African English, American English and Canadian English, the individual chapters contribute to the theoretical debates on variation and change in Late Modern as well as Present-day English.

(Re)Creating Language Identities in Animated Films

(Re)Creating Language Identities in Animated Films
Author: Vincenza Minutella
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 408
Release: 2020-11-02
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 3030566382

This book describes the dubbing process of English-language animated films produced by US companies in the 21st century, exploring how linguistic variation and multilingualism are used to create characters and identities and examining how Italian dubbing professionals deal with this linguistic characterisation. The analysis carried out relies on a diverse range of research tools: text analysis, corpus study and personal communications with dubbing practitioners. The book describes the dubbing workflow and dubbing strategies in Italy and seeks to identify recurrent patterns and therefore norms, as well as stereotypes or creativity in the way multilingualism and linguistic variation are tackled. It will be of interest to students and scholars of translation, linguistic variation, film and media.

Applied Computing to Support Industry: Innovation and Technology

Applied Computing to Support Industry: Innovation and Technology
Author: Mohammed I. Khalaf
Publisher: Springer Nature
Total Pages: 525
Release: 2020-01-07
Genre: Computers
ISBN: 3030387526

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First International Conference on Applied Computing to Support Industry: Innovation and Technology, ACRIT 2019, held in Ramadi, Iraq, in September 2019. The 38 revised full papers and 1 short paper were carefully reviewed and selected from 159 submissions. The papers of this volume are organized in topical sections on theory, methods and tools to support computer science; computer security and cryptography; computer network and communication; real world application in information science and technology.

The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies

The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies
Author: Michael Pearce
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 226
Release: 2012-09-10
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN: 1134264283

Filled with real examples of the way people use English in different contexts, The Routledge Dictionary of English Language Studies is an indispensable guide to the richness and variety of the English language for both students and the general reader. From abbreviation to zero-article, via fricative and slang, the Dictionary contains over 600 wide ranging and informative entries covering: the core areas of language description and analysis: phonetics and phonology, grammar, lexis, semantics, pragmatics and discourse sociolinguistics, including entries on social and regional variation, stylistic variation, and language and gender the history of the English language from Old English to the present-day the main varieties of English spoken around the world, covering the British isles, the Caribbean, North America, Africa, Asia, and Australasia stylistics, literary language and English usage.

The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics

The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics
Author: Enam Al-Wer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 407
Release: 2019-06-13
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 1317525000

The Routledge Handbook of Arabic Sociolinguistics comprises 22 chapters encompassing various aspects in the study of Arabic dialects within their sociolinguistic context. This is a novel volume, which not only includes the traditional topics in variationist sociolinguistics, but also links the sociolinguistic enterprise to the history of Arabic and to applications of sociolinguistics beyond the theoretical treatment of variation. Newly formed trends, with an eye to future research, form the backbone of this volume. With contributions from an international pool of researchers, this volume will be of interest to scholars and students of Arabic sociolinguistics, as well as to linguists interested in a concise, rounded view of the field.

Southern Min (Hokkien) as a Migrating Language

Southern Min (Hokkien) as a Migrating Language
Author: Picus Sizhi Ding
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 118
Release: 2015-11-17
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9812875948

This book presents multilingualism as a social phenomenon, which arises when speakers of a different language move to a new society and learn to speak the dominant language of the society. It offers case studies of Hokkien migrating families when they encounter new languages in Burma, Macao and San Francisco, showing how a family changes across generations from monolingual to bilingual/multilingual and back to monolingual. In the process language shift occurs as a result of transitional bilingualism. The dynamic status of Hokkien is also attested at the societal level in Singapore, Taiwan and south Fujian, the homeland of Hokkien.

Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology

Proceedings of the International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology
Author: Suresh Chandra Satapathy
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 805
Release: 2016-08-24
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 981101678X

This two-volume book contains research work presented at the First International Conference on Data Engineering and Communication Technology (ICDECT) held during March 10–11, 2016 at Lavasa, Pune, Maharashtra, India. The book discusses recent research technologies and applications in the field of Computer Science, Electrical and Electronics Engineering. The aim of the Proceedings is to provide cutting-edge developments taking place in the field data engineering and communication technologies which will assist the researchers and practitioners from both academia as well as industry to advance their field of study.