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title = "{AAC} don Ghaeilge: the Prototype Development of Speech-Generating Assistive Technology for {I}rish",
author = "Barnes, Emily and
Morrin, Ois{\'\i}n and
N{\'\i} Chasaide, Ailbhe and
Cummins, Julia and
Berthelsen, Harald and
Murphy, Andy and
Nic Corcr{\'a}in, Muireann and
O{'}Neill, Claire and
Gobl, Christer and
N{\'\i} Chiar{\'a}in, Neasa",
editor = "Fransen, Theodorus and
Lamb, William and
Prys, Delyth",
booktitle = "Proceedings of the 4th Celtic Language Technology Workshop within LREC2022",
month = jun,
year = "2022",
address = "Marseille, France",
publisher = "European Language Resources Association",
url = "https://aclanthology.org/2022.cltw-1.18",
pages = "127--132",
abstract = "This paper describes the prototype development of an Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) system for the Irish language. This system allows users to communicate using the ABAIR synthetic voices, by selecting a series of words or images. Similar systems are widely available in English and are often used by autistic people, as well as by people with Cerebral Palsy, Alzheimer{'}s and Parkinson{'}s disease. A dual-pronged approach to development has been adopted: this involves (i) the initial short-term prototype development that targets the immediate needs of specific users, as well as considerations for (ii) the longer term development of a bilingual AAC system which will suit a broader range of users with varying linguistic backgrounds, age ranges and needs. This paper described the design considerations and the implementation steps in the current system. Given the substantial differences in linguistic structures in Irish and English, the development of a bilingual system raises many research questions and avenues for future development.",
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%T AAC don Ghaeilge: the Prototype Development of Speech-Generating Assistive Technology for Irish
%A Barnes, Emily
%A Morrin, Oisín
%A Ní Chasaide, Ailbhe
%A Cummins, Julia
%A Berthelsen, Harald
%A Murphy, Andy
%A Nic Corcráin, Muireann
%A O’Neill, Claire
%A Gobl, Christer
%A Ní Chiaráin, Neasa
%Y Fransen, Theodorus
%Y Lamb, William
%Y Prys, Delyth
%S Proceedings of the 4th Celtic Language Technology Workshop within LREC2022
%D 2022
%8 June
%I European Language Resources Association
%C Marseille, France
%F barnes-etal-2022-aac
%X This paper describes the prototype development of an Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) system for the Irish language. This system allows users to communicate using the ABAIR synthetic voices, by selecting a series of words or images. Similar systems are widely available in English and are often used by autistic people, as well as by people with Cerebral Palsy, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease. A dual-pronged approach to development has been adopted: this involves (i) the initial short-term prototype development that targets the immediate needs of specific users, as well as considerations for (ii) the longer term development of a bilingual AAC system which will suit a broader range of users with varying linguistic backgrounds, age ranges and needs. This paper described the design considerations and the implementation steps in the current system. Given the substantial differences in linguistic structures in Irish and English, the development of a bilingual system raises many research questions and avenues for future development.
%U https://aclanthology.org/2022.cltw-1.18
%P 127-132
Markdown (Informal)
[AAC don Ghaeilge: the Prototype Development of Speech-Generating Assistive Technology for Irish](https://aclanthology.org/2022.cltw-1.18) (Barnes et al., CLTW 2022)
ACL
- Emily Barnes, Oisín Morrin, Ailbhe Ní Chasaide, Julia Cummins, Harald Berthelsen, Andy Murphy, Muireann Nic Corcráin, Claire O’Neill, Christer Gobl, and Neasa Ní Chiaráin. 2022. AAC don Ghaeilge: the Prototype Development of Speech-Generating Assistive Technology for Irish. In Proceedings of the 4th Celtic Language Technology Workshop within LREC2022, pages 127–132, Marseille, France. European Language Resources Association.