Remarkable progress is being made in spoken language processing, but many powerful techniques have remained hidden in conference proceedings and academic papers

After decades of research activity, Chinese spoken language processing (CSLP) has advanced considerably both in practical technology and theoretical discovery.

This book describes the Spoken Language Translator (SLT), one of the first major projects in the area of automatic speech translation.

Spoken language understanding (SLU) is an emerging field in between speech and language processing, investigating human/ machine and human/ human communication