Enhancing Standard and Dialectal Frisian ASR: Multilingual Fine-tuning and Language Identification for Improved Low-resource Performance
We improve Frisian ASR performance by using multilingual fine-tuning and language identification, highlighting the challenges in dialectal speech recognition and the importance of elicitation methods in evaluating real-world performance.
Mar 7, 2025
Evaluating Standard and Dialectal Frisian ASR: Multilingual Fine-tuning and Language Identification for Improved Low-resource Performance
We improve ASR for Frisian and its dialects through multilingual fine-tuning and auxiliary language identification, while highlighting the challenges of dialectal speech recognition.
Feb 7, 2025
The Effects of Input Type and Pronunciation Dictionary Usage in Transfer Learning for Low-Resource Text-to-Speech
A study of input types and pronunciation dictionary alternatives for text-to-speech in low-resource languages, with a focus on West Frisian.
Jun 1, 2023
Resource-Efficient Fine-Tuning Strategies for Automatic MOS Prediction in Text-to-Speech for Low-Resource Languages
Research on efficient strategies for automatic Mean Opinion Score prediction in text-to-speech for low-resource languages, with a case study on West Frisian.
May 30, 2023
Contemporary Research in Minoritized and Diaspora Languages of Europe
An edited volume presenting research on multilingualism and language contact in minoritized and diaspora languages across Europe.
Jan 1, 2023
Frisian Text-to-Speech Using Cross-Lingual Transfer Learning: An Experiment with 5 Source Languages
An investigation into cross-lingual transfer learning for Frisian text-to-speech using five different source languages.
Sep 14, 2022
Text-to-Speech for Under-Resourced Languages: Phoneme Mapping and Source Language Selection in Transfer Learning
Novel approaches to text-to-speech systems for under-resourced languages.
Jun 1, 2022
Word and Phrasal Stress Disentangled: Pitch Peak Alignment in Frisian and Dutch Declarative Structures
We investigated pitch peak alignment in Frisian and Dutch declarative sentences, finding that both languages show delays compared to previous research, with Frisian exhibiting stronger delay in focus realization.
Jun 1, 2016