@article{271,
  keywords = {spoken term detection, code switching, Swahili, pronunciation modeling},
  author = {Neil Kleynhans and William Hartman and Daniel Van Niekerk and Charl Van Heerden and Richard Schwartz and Stavros Tsakalidis and Marelie Davel},
  title = {Code-switched English Pronunciation Modeling for Swahili Spoken Term Detection},
  abstract = {We investigate modeling strategies for English code-switched words as found in a Swahili spoken term detection system. Code
switching, where speakers switch language in a conversation, occurs frequently in multilingual environments, and typically deteriorates STD performance. Analysis is performed in the context of the IARPA Babel program which focuses on rapid STD
system development for under-resourced languages. Our results show that approaches that specifically target the modeling of
code-switched words, significantly improve the detection performance of these words.},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Procedia Computer Science},
  volume = {81},
  chapter = {128-135},
  publisher = {Elsevier B.V.},
  address = {Yogyakarta, Indonesia},
  isbn = {1877-0509},
  doi = {10.1016/j.procs.2016.04.040},
}