A system that evaluates speech patterns through artificial intelligence to determine a speaker’s regional or national origin. This technology analyzes various phonetic features, such as vowel pronunciation, consonant articulation, and intonation, to provide an assessment of the speaker’s accent. For example, such a system could identify variations between a General American accent and a Southern American accent.
The application of this technology offers multiple benefits, including assisting language learners in identifying areas for improvement, supporting speech therapists in assessing and treating speech disorders, and contributing to linguistic research on accent variation and change. Historically, manual phonetic analysis was a time-consuming process, while automated systems offer faster and more consistent evaluations.
