[PDF][PDF] Towards a flexible platform for voice accent and expression selection on a healthcare robot

A Igic, CI Watson, J Teutenberg… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - aclanthology.org
In the application of robots in healthcare, where there is a requirement to communicate
vocally with non-expert users, a capacity to generate intelligible and expressive speech is …

[PDF][PDF] The effect of audience familiarity on the perception of modified accent.

J Teutenberg, CI Watson - INTERSPEECH, 2010 - isca-archive.org
Evaluating the efficacy of accent transformation is important when localising speech-
enabled software. However, perceived accent is an attribute assigned by a listener, and the …