Simon Fraser University Speech Error Database &ndash; English (SFUSED English): Methods and Design

John Alderete

doi:10.5334/joc.440

Abstract

SFUSED English (Simon Fraser University Speech Error Database – English) is the first large scale database of speech errors developed from audio recordings of spontaneous speech. This article describes the structure of the database and the standards used to construct it, including collection and classification methods, record mark-up, data quality measures, and adherence to standard practices in psycholinguistics and English linguistics. Additional information on these methods and the entire database are available on the OSF repository: https://osf.io/8c9rg/.

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