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Spoken language systems provide a natural interface between humans and computers or a support in human-to-human communication. As these systems are of special interest for interactive applications, they integrate several technologies including speech recognition, natural language understanding, dialog management and speech synthesis. Should spoken language systems be applied in an international context, multilingual settings are required. While beyond the capabilities of today’s technology it is possible, for instance, to envision information kiosks in public places where a spoken inquiry can be made by anonymous speakers from different language groups within a country or travelers from abroad in order to obtain travel-related or local tourist information.
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Minker, W., Waibel, A., Mariani, J. (1999). Introduction. In: Stochastically-Based Semantic Analysis. The Springer International Series in Engineering and Computer Science, vol 514. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-5255-0_1
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