Applied Linguistics

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Applied Linguistics
learning how people speak

• Nick Campbell Hideki Kashioka

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We are recruiting 4 new students

• We need 2 men and 2 women to work with us on
  human robot speech processing!

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talking with robots

• how do you talk to a robot?
• how does it listen to you?
• we use cameras, microphones computers
• to learn how people do conversation

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simple japanese !
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understanding human speech

• much of what we say is not in the dictionary ...
• even when it is, the words are not enough !

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machine processing of speech conversation
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patterns of speech
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international research

• Trinity College Dublin (Ireland)
• NAIST, Japan
• NiCT, Japan (Prof Kashioka Hideki)

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dublin uni
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work with us in ireland
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come and see our lab

• our lab here at NAIST is open every day ...
• come whenever you like ....
• or mail me nick_at_is.naist.jp

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join us

• if you are interested in people
• and in speech
• and in machines
• then we would like to meet you - )
• see you soon !!

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applied linguistics
learning how people speak