isiZulu Oral Corpus (IOC)

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TitleIsiZulu Oral Corpus
DescriptionAn oral corpus is a database of audio files and transcriptions. In speech technology, oral corpora are used, among other things, to create machine learning models, algorithms, human language technologies, and research. In linguistics, oral corpora are used to research phonetic, conversation analysis, dialectology and other areas.
Duration139 hrs : 35 mins : 57 secs
PublisherUniversity Of KwaZulu-Natal, University Teaching and Learning, University Language Development Office
LicenseUniversity of KwaZulu-Natal
LanguageisiZulu
Author(s)University language Planning and Development Office(ULPDO)
Citation(s)Khumalo, L. (2020). Corpora as Agency in the Intellectualisation of African Languages. In R. Kaschula & H. Wolff (Eds.), The Transformative Power of Language: From Postcolonial to Knowledge Societies in Africa (pp. 247-258). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/9781108671088.014
TypeAudio
CategoryMonolingual audio corpora
version1.0
Date created2016
Date available2020
AccessPlease contact us at ulpdo@ukzn.ac.za