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Thanks, Rick.

Natasha 



Rick Coe wrote:
> Corel's Dragonspeak is not free, but is fairly inexpensive, I believe.
>
> At 05:46 PM 1/4/2008, you wrote:
>> Dear Natasha and all --
>>
>> Also Happy 2008, and also apologies for the duplication of messages:
>>
>> There is free or inexpensive software that you can train to recognize 
>> your own voice (intonation, pitch, speed, accent, etc.) and to 
>> translate what you say into text on the screen -- though the result 
>> usually still needs a good deal of editing. It's useful for many 
>> writers, including those with physical disabilities. The Adaptech 
>> Research Network at Dawson College in Montreal offers an annotated 
>> list of the relevant programs at 
>> http://adaptech.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/fandi_enewdictation.php.
>>
>> Programs that can recognize a variety of voices, as in a set of 
>> interviews, would be a different matter. I will hope to hear from 
>> others that such software exists.
>>
>> Margaret
>>
>> -- 
>> Margaret Procter, Ph.D.
>> University of Toronto Coordinator, Writing Support
>> 15 King's College Circle, Toronto ON M5S 3H7
>> 416 978-8109; FAX 416 971-2027
>>
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>>
>> Natasha Artemeva wrote:
>>
>>> Hello everybody and Happy New Year to all!
>>>
>>> A student of mine had asked me if I knew of any free voice 
>>> recognition software available on the Internet. She has digital 
>>> recordings of interviews but doesn't have any software to convert 
>>> them into digital computer files. If you have any knowledge of such 
>>> software, could you please let me know?
>>>
>>> Many thanks.
>>>
>>> Natasha
>>>
>>> Natasha Artemeva, Ph. D.
>>> Assistant Professor
>>> School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies
>>> Carleton University
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>>> Ottawa, Ontario
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