ADVANTAGES OF SPEECH CORPORA 1
Advantages of Speech Corpora over DCT
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, ADVANTAGES OF SPEECH CORPORA 2
Speech Corpora and Discourse Completion Tasks (DCT) are both ways of analyzing
speech. However, speech Corpora is more accurate when analyzing text for foreign language
learners. DCTs is a tool used by linguists as a means of analyzing speech. It also gets utilized in
assessing the acts that are closely related to speech. A DCT is usually made up of a one-sided
situation whereby the informant is required to come up with an answer to an already set question.
For instance, an informant may be made to take the role of a student and answer a question with
regards to an encounter with a lecturer. The informant has to answer how in the most accurate
way possible. The famous Shoshana Blum-Kulka created this tool. He developed the tool as a
means of analyzing speech acts that existed between the native and nonnative Hebrew speakers.
This tool is mainly used in linguistics to find our the disparities that exist between natural and
scripted speech situations (Boxen & Cohen 2006). Linguist assumes that scripted situations are
in a way similar to naturally occurring situations. On the other hand, Speech corpora can best be
identified as a database containing speech and transcribed text files. This database is used to
come up with acoustic models. These speech models are then used in the development of speech
recognition software. Additionally, one can use the database in research and analysis of
conversations. The two models of next analysis are used widely across the world. Discourse
Completion Tasks and Speech Corpora are both sources that are used in analyzing pragmatism.
However, the corpora method is more accurate when coming up with a theory on how we
perceive various texts.
Discourse Completion Tasks
DCTs are efficient sources of data when testing a particular set of conditions in an environment.
The DCT takes place in an already set environment with the conditions tested. Therefore, one is
able to get the specific results they are looking for. This can lead to one making an accurate
Advantages of Speech Corpora over DCT
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, ADVANTAGES OF SPEECH CORPORA 2
Speech Corpora and Discourse Completion Tasks (DCT) are both ways of analyzing
speech. However, speech Corpora is more accurate when analyzing text for foreign language
learners. DCTs is a tool used by linguists as a means of analyzing speech. It also gets utilized in
assessing the acts that are closely related to speech. A DCT is usually made up of a one-sided
situation whereby the informant is required to come up with an answer to an already set question.
For instance, an informant may be made to take the role of a student and answer a question with
regards to an encounter with a lecturer. The informant has to answer how in the most accurate
way possible. The famous Shoshana Blum-Kulka created this tool. He developed the tool as a
means of analyzing speech acts that existed between the native and nonnative Hebrew speakers.
This tool is mainly used in linguistics to find our the disparities that exist between natural and
scripted speech situations (Boxen & Cohen 2006). Linguist assumes that scripted situations are
in a way similar to naturally occurring situations. On the other hand, Speech corpora can best be
identified as a database containing speech and transcribed text files. This database is used to
come up with acoustic models. These speech models are then used in the development of speech
recognition software. Additionally, one can use the database in research and analysis of
conversations. The two models of next analysis are used widely across the world. Discourse
Completion Tasks and Speech Corpora are both sources that are used in analyzing pragmatism.
However, the corpora method is more accurate when coming up with a theory on how we
perceive various texts.
Discourse Completion Tasks
DCTs are efficient sources of data when testing a particular set of conditions in an environment.
The DCT takes place in an already set environment with the conditions tested. Therefore, one is
able to get the specific results they are looking for. This can lead to one making an accurate
