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I was wondering how well it dealt with accents, them I saw that the Vosk API page specifically mentions "English, Indian English, German, French, ..." :D I don'
by sundarurfriend 5y ago
I was wondering how well it dealt with accents, them I saw that the Vosk API page specifically mentions "English, Indian English, German, French, ..." :D I don't know the story behind "Indian English" specifically being listed as a separate language, but I'm glad to see it's supported.
- bruce343434 5y agoWell, I'm not Indian but I can see it being a separate dialect, much like American English. For instance, an Indian might say "I have a doubt" instead of "I have a question". And as you mentioned, there is an accent, just like with American English.
- dotancohen 5y agoAdding Indian English was definitely doing the needful.
- sundarurfriend 5y agoThat's true, but that's why I mentioned "specifically listed" in my comment - the same things apply to Australian English for eg., and possibly to Filipino English and South African English and many others. Indian English is the only _dialect_ mentioned in the list, the rest are languages, which made me curious. The reason is probably something pragmatic, like perhaps a large enough corpus was available for that specifically.