Abstract: Query-by-example spoken term detection (QbE-STD) refers to the search for an audio query in a repository of audio utterances. A common approach for QbE-STD involves computing a matching ...

Social media and ChatGPT are changing the way we use text. Artists are pulling text in different directions in their practice, too. Some examples from recent shows across Goa and New Delhi.

Abstract: In this paper, we propose a partial sequence matching based symbolic search (SS) method for the task of language independent query-by-example spoken term detection. One main drawback of ...

Pryaniki are built for winter - dense, spiced, and made to last. Honey gives them weight, while spices deepen as they rest. This is not a soft bakery cookie, but something older and more deliberate.

“And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. “And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; … “To be ...

A Liverpool poet has teamed up with police by producing a powerful work of art calling on men to help stop the harassment of women and girls. Joseph Roberts' new spoken-word poem, “Man to Man”, ...

When you listen to music, you expect singing, but sometimes you end up getting something different. Every now and again, you get a little bit of spoken word. Artists or bands will sometimes feature ...

Students flock to Cartagena’s trovo workshops celebrating traditional spoken poetry. Photo Credit: Cartagena City Hall MORE THAN a thousand students in Cartagena have taken an interest in the “Trovos ...

In many lands, the Christmas season is celebrated as the most wonderful time of the year — and for good reason. Traditions of course vary, but sparkling lights, decorated trees, merry music and gift ...