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Syllables And Concepts In Large Vocabulary Speech Recognition, Paul A. De Palma
Syllables And Concepts In Large Vocabulary Speech Recognition, Paul A. De Palma
Linguistics ETDs
Transforming an acoustic signal to words is the gold standard in automatic speech recognition. While recognizing that orthographic transcription is a valuable technique for comparing speech recognition systems without respect to application, it must also be recognized that transcription is not something that human beings do with their language partners. In fact, transforming speech into words is not necessary to emulate human performance in many contexts. By relaxing the constraint that the output of speech recognition be words, we might at the same time effectively relax the bias toward writing in speech recognition research. This puts our work in the …
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 15 Number 2
Front Cover And Publication Information, Volume 15 Number 2
Word Ways
Front cover and publication information for this issue, including a table of contents.
Front Cover And Publication Information
Front Cover And Publication Information
Word Ways
Front cover and publication information for this issue, including the table of contents.
A Riddle, Al Seckel
A Riddle, Al Seckel
Word Ways
Starting with a common NINE letter word in the English language, what word continues to be a commonly used word in the English language each time you remove a single letter?
Howard Bergerson, A. Ross Eckler
Howard Bergerson, A. Ross Eckler
Word Ways
Howard Bergerson was born in Minneapolis on July 29, 1922 to Margaret Jeske, who six years later married Ludvick (or Louie) Bergerson. Howard served in World War II, and moved in 1951 to a small house in Sweet Home, Oregon, down the block from a shingle mill where he was employed for over 40 years.
Punk Whiz 10, A. Anil
Punk Whiz 10, A. Anil
Word Ways
Yet another misdefinition pun quiz. Numbers in parentheses are the letters in the answer; (4|4) is a charade, an eight letter word that splits into a four plus four letter pun. My answers are out back.
The Governor, Or The Devil, Jim Puder
The Governor, Or The Devil, Jim Puder
Word Ways
When either intentional or accidental occult "messages" are discovered in the body of some prominent text, they are of potential interest to logology. Here is the story of one such "message" of recent occurrence whose true nature -- accidental or artificial -- is a subject of dispute. All of the particular facts cited herein were taken from a front page article in the October 28, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle, which article may be examined in its entirety at the Chronicle's website, sfgate.com.
More Charades And Mondegreens, Solomon W. Golomb
More Charades And Mondegreens, Solomon W. Golomb
Word Ways
Here is an assortment of my own charades. Children who learn to recite patriotic songs, religious hymns, etc., that they haven't ever read create remarkable mondegreens. Here are some dandies.
Palindrome Palindromes, A. Anil
Palindrome Palindromes, A. Anil
Word Ways
Palindroming is such an unnatural occupation that it is extremely hard to make an intelligible pal of length, or even a short one involving diphthongs, especially if H is involved. (No, no, the letter, not the drug. But I imagine heroin would make it totally impossible, if not uninteresting.) Hence most pals require and ideally requite explanation, as few make easy reading, unlike anagrams which are much easier. With that excuse, I present some more or less identical palls that include and define the word palindrome itself in a new way, so far as I know.
Kickshaws, Dave Morice
Working Week, Sir Jeremy Morse
Magic Spells -- Round Two, Jeremiah Farrell
Magic Spells -- Round Two, Jeremiah Farrell
Word Ways
In February's "Magic Spells" article an ostensibly new spelling magic effect was offered. At the 9th Gather for Gardner in Atlanta last March magician Mark Setteducati recalled a Bob Hummer trick that was similar.
A 2152-Point Scrabble Move, Jeff Grant
A 2152-Point Scrabble Move, Jeff Grant
Word Ways
In the November 1979 issue of Word Ways we exhibited a 2064-point single-move Scrabble score using open sources. This was an improvement on an earlier 2037-point effort devised by Josefa Heifetz, better known as Josefa Heifetz Byrne, compiler of the famous Mrs. Byrne's Dictionary of Unusual, Obscure and Preposterous Words (1974). Both moves are based on the elusive term SESQUIOXIDIZING, which is not specifically indicated in any dictionary. The closest approach is the past participle SESQUIOXIDIZED, which appears in OED.
Unaccidental Transcendental, Mike Keith
Unaccidental Transcendental, Mike Keith
Word Ways
The crossword puzzle below has deliberately tough clues, because one can use a special property of the puzzle, which is described below, to help determine the words and/or verify their correctness. The unusual numbering of the words is also a result of this feature.
Smarmy Homeowners And Licked Wounds, Don Hauptman
Smarmy Homeowners And Licked Wounds, Don Hauptman
Word Ways
One of my favorite singers in Karen Akers. On October 5, 2009, The New York Observer, a weekly newspaper, published a rave review of her new cabaret show. The critic opined that "even seasoned performers twice Ms. Akers' age are reluctant to try" certain challenging songs. On October 13, a week after the article was published, she turned 64. Reading the article, I wondered: Where are all those 128-year-old-singers?
Here's a new batch of media errors and anomalies, each followed, as usual, by a witty or snarky riposte.
Alaska Opens New Civic Center -- The Palindrome, J. James Mancuso
Alaska Opens New Civic Center -- The Palindrome, J. James Mancuso
Word Ways
After six years, work was completed today on the latest in state capital convention centers. The brainchild of Alaska governor Sarah Palin, the new center will be a key asset in Juneau's bid to become a destination for associations holding conventions in popular tourist destinations. This sparkling new civic center, known as the Palindrome, lies in the heart of downtown Juneau on Kayak Street across from the headquarters of Snow Bank.
Around The World In 80 Limericks, W. E. Brandt
Around The World In 80 Limericks, W. E. Brandt
Word Ways
A collection of limericks about geographic regions and locations.
It's Elementary, Steve Kahan
It's Elementary, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
The periodic table provides the backdrop for the thirty examples presented below. Each word in the list is the result of replacing a single letter in the name of a chemical element with another and permuting the ensuing collection.
Vanilla Vaginas: Strange Bedfellows, A. Anil
Vanilla Vaginas: Strange Bedfellows, A. Anil
Word Ways
It's often surprising, even amusing, when unlikely words turn out to be related etymologically, such as vanilla and vagina (pod, sheath). Some of those here seem so unlikely you're unlikely to believe me and will wan to look them up yourself for confirmation or details. Admittedly many pairings are of composite words that share a common root in only part of the word(s). But the two halves of the hyphenated words listed here count separately.
Organization, Steve Kahan
Organization, Steve Kahan
Word Ways
General practitioners are virtually things of the past. When something ails us today, we invariably consult with a specialist whose area of expertise is a particular part of the human anatomy. The twenty words that follow represent close facsimiles of some bodily organs in need of reconstructive surgery. In fact, substituting a new letter for another in each given word will expose such an organ after appropriate rearrangement is performed. To illustrate, TAROT would be transformed into AORTA after a "T" is removed and replaced by an "A".
A Word Of Difference, J. James Mancuso
A Word Of Difference, J. James Mancuso
Word Ways
A selection of neologisms starting with the letters A & B.
Instructions To Authors
Word Ways
Instructions to authors wishing to contribute to the publication.
The Essential E, Richard Lederer
The Essential E, Richard Lederer
Word Ways
About the letter E I am enthusiastic, enchanted, ecstatic, exhilarated, ecstatic, exuberant, ebullient, and effervescent. Ah, those wonderful words that begin with E: In their early lives, enthusiastic meant "possessed by a god," enchanted "singing a magic song," ecstatic "in a trance, exhilarated "made thoroughly cheerful," exhuberant, and ebullient and effervescent, "overflowing, boiling over, spouting out." E is truly a godlike letter that magically entrances, cheers our spirits, and bubbles over.
Counting, Sir Jeremy Morse
Answers And Solutions
Word Ways
Answers and solutions to the puzzles contained in this issue.
Word Ways Magic, Martin Gardner
Word Ways Magic, Martin Gardner
Word Ways
This trick is based on a paper-fold idea by Max Maven that I included in my Sterling book Mental Magic. It occurred to me that "Word Ways" applied nicely to the trick.
Numerical Charades Part 2, Susan Thorpe
Numerical Charades Part 2, Susan Thorpe
Word Ways
Part 2 of Numerical Charades examines words which can be split into groups of letters whose numerical totals make numerical series when the letters are assigned a = 1, b = 2 ... z = 26. The series below fall into one of two categories. They are either progressive numerical charades in which successive numbers increase; or regressive numerical charades in which successive numbers decrease. Progressive and Regressive series other than consecutive numbers are also considered.
Sources Of Non-Conformity In Phonology: Variation And Exceptionality In Modern Hebrew Spirantization (Dissertation), Michal Temkin Martinez
Sources Of Non-Conformity In Phonology: Variation And Exceptionality In Modern Hebrew Spirantization (Dissertation), Michal Temkin Martinez
Mary Ellen Ryder Linguistics Lab
This dissertation investigates the integration of two sources of non-conformity – exceptionality and variation – in a single phonological system. Exceptionality manifests itself as systematic non-conformity, and variation as partial or variable non-conformity. When both occur within the same phenomenon, this is particularly challenging for the linguistic system. Modern Hebrew spirantization provides an apt case study for the investigation of the interaction of these two sources of non-conformity where exceptional (non-alternating) segments are frequent, and variation in alternating segments has been reported (Adam 2002). This dissertation makes contributions in the forms of both data and analysis. Its goals are to …