Sam Chwat has one of those last names related to what he does for a living. Pronounced with a silent "t," it's a homonym of schwa, which is defined in my dictionary as "the neutral mid-central vowel ...

The comprehension of varied accents and the efficacy of speech recognition systems are of growing importance in the context of early childhood language acquisition. As children encounter speakers from ...

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Tristan Roeder has lived in Iowa City for much of his life — yet this young American speaks with an English accent. “I have a stutter, which makes it so I can’t say certain words as fast as I would ...

Our brains process foreign-accented speech with better real-time accuracy if we can identify the accent we hear, according to a team of neurolinguists. Our brains process foreign-accented speech with ...

Australians would rather deal with a decent speech recognition system than an offshore call center agent, typically based in India or another part of Asia. Speech recognition technology has matured to ...

At the Westminster Village Reformatory for the Disabled and the Ancients, one of the most interesting events of the day takes place at 4:30 in the afternoon. The lounge outside the dining room fills ...

Oscar looks set to bow before "The King's Speech" this coming Sunday, proving there's nothing quite like a British accent, some historic buildings, and, best of all, a few royals to get Hollywood all ...

Australians would rather deal with a decent speech recognition system than an offshore call center agent, typically based in India or another part of Asia. Speech recognition technology has matured to ...