Knowledge based systems for speech understanding

Sagerer G, Kummert F. Knowledge based systems for speech understanding. In: Niemann H, Lang M, Sagerer G, eds. Recent advances in speech understanding and dialog systems. NATO ASI series. Series F: Computer and systems sciences. Vol 46. Berlin [u.a.]: Springer; 1988: 421-458.Based on a detailled discussion of system architectures for knowledge based speech understanding and knowledge representation techniques, criteria for booth a knowledge representation scheme and system architectures are developed. Upon this background a system is introduced which is organized around a homogenuous knowledge base. Both the knowledge representation language and the content of the knowledge base are described. The knowledge representation language do not only cover declarative but also procedural knowledge. Analysis processes are guided by a flexibel bottom-up top-down strategy. Besides the procedural semantics of the language the A-Algorithm is used for this purpose. Search graph nodes are judged by a vector which reflects knowledge dependent and acoustic scores and which is admissable for the A-Algorithm