Machine-Aided Voice Translation (MAVT).

Abstract

Military field interrogators require both foreign language proficiency and interrogation skills. The Machine-Aided Voice Translation (MAVT) prototype system was developed in response to the shortage of experienced interrogators with this mix of abilities. The MAVT accepts an interrogator's spoken English question and translates it into spoken Spanish. The spoken Spanish response of the potential informant can then be translated into spoken English. Other military applications for spoken language translation technology include foreign language training, multinational operation assistance, and foreign communications processing. Civilian applications include law enforcement, diplomatic or business briefing aids, and tourist travel aids.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1996
Accession Number
ADA313418

Entities

People

  • Bonnie G. Stalls
  • Christine A . Montgomery
  • Naicong Li
  • Robert S. Beivin
  • Robert Stumberger

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Automated Speech Recognition
  • Computational Linguistics
  • Computational Science
  • Foreign Languages
  • Grammars
  • Language
  • Language Translation
  • Linguistics
  • Military Applications
  • Models
  • Morphology (Linguistics)
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Natural Languages
  • Operating Systems
  • Prisoners Of War
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training

Readers

  • Criminal Law
  • Political Science/ International Relations/ European Studies
  • Speech Processing/Speech Recognition.