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Science 26 September 2008:
Vol. 321. no. 5897, pp. 1787 - 1788
DOI: 10.1126/science.1157353
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Perspectives

SOCIAL SCIENCE:
Unlocking the Potential of the Spoken Word

Douglas W. Oard

Advances in speech processing may soon place speech and writing on a more equal footing, with broad implications for many aspects of society.

College of Information Studies and Institute for Advanced Computer Studies, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742, USA. E-mail: oard{at}umd.edu

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