Conversational speech · Code-Switching ASR
Conversational Speech Data for Code-Switching ASR
Natural two-party and multi-party conversation recorded with separate channels per speaker, covering the overlaps, interruptions and turn-taking that scripted data never produces. Applied to code-switching asr, the specification is driven by one thing: switch-point accuracy.
- Service
- Conversational speech
- Use case
- Code-Switching ASR
- Primary metric
- Switch-point accuracy
Required data profile
- Genuinely code-mixed spontaneous speech
- Per-token language ID labels
- A fixed rule for script of English tokens
Technical specification
| Parameter | Standard |
|---|---|
| Channels | One channel per speaker, time-aligned |
| Duration | 15-60 minutes per conversation |
| Topics | Scenario cards, free topics, or your domain scripts |
| Overlap | Preserved and tagged, never edited out |
| Metadata | Relationship between speakers, familiarity, topic, setting |
Process
- Scenario design so conversations stay on-domain without becoming scripted
- Speaker pairing by familiarity level as specified
- Multi-channel recording with per-speaker isolation
- Diarisation-ready packaging
- Verbatim transcription with speaker turns and overlap tags
Metrics this feeds
- Switch-point accuracy
- Mixed-utterance WER
- Language ID token accuracy
Failure modes to design out
- Concatenating monolingual data and calling it code-mixed
- Leaving script conventions to individual annotators
Conversations are checked for naturalness, not just audio quality. Sessions that drift into reading are rejected.
Deliverables
- Per-speaker channels plus mixed reference
- Turn-level transcripts
- Overlap and backchannel tags
- Conversation metadata
Frequently asked
Is conversational speech the right service for code-switching asr?
It covers genuinely code-mixed spontaneous speech. Most code-switching asr programmes combine it with at least one other service; we will say so in the scope rather than selling one line item.
What languages are available?
All 14 languages in the network plus Indian English accent bands.
How is the evaluation set handled?
Collected first, from speakers disjoint from the training cohort, so improvement is measurable.
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