John Kominek
ABSTRACT
The speed with which pronunciation dictionaries can be bootstrapped depends on the efficiency of learning algorithms and on the ordering of words presented to the user. This paper presents an active-learning word selection strategy that is mindful of human limitations. Learning rates approach that of an oracle system that knows the final LTS rule set.
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