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NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS * 2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W. * Washington, D.C. 20418
This volume is based on the National Academy of Sciences' Colloquium on Human-Machine Communication by Voice. The articles appearing in these pages were contributed by speakers at the colloquium and have not been independently reviewed. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this volume are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Academy of Sciences.
The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Voice communication between humans and machines / David B. Roe and Jay G. Wil pon, editors.
p. cm.
Based on a colloquium sponsored by the National Academy of Sciences.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-309-04988-1
1. Automatic speech recognition. 2. Man-machine systems.
I. National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
TK7882.S65V62 1994
006.4'54—dc20
94-29114
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Copyright 1994 by the National Academy of Sciences. All rights reserved.
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