CONCEPT GRENZE IN GERMAN

Modeling Prosody in a German Concept-to-Speech System

We present a concept-to-speech system for German which allows for a correct processing of prosody at the sentence level. Prosodically relevant features are derived from the informational (discourse) structure. These features comprise not only tone structure, but also time patterns related to focus-background-division, which have turned out to play an important role in synthesis as well. Wir ste...

Chondrodysplasia in a German Shepherd Do

Case description- A three-month-old male German Shepherd dog, with signs of instability to stand, ataxia and radiographic symptoms of chondrodysplasia is presented. The symptoms were developed since birth.Clinical Findings- On physical examination, the affected pup did not show any swelling, pain or other abnormality in the long bones by palpation, but he had ataxia in walking. Ocular examinati...

Informationsfreiheit als Grenze informationeller Selbstbestimmung: verfassungsrechtliche Vorgaben der privatrechtlichen Informationsordnung

Willingness to Communicate (WTC) among Beginning-level German Learners: Teaching German as a Foreign Language in a U.S. University Classroom

This action research examines the concept of Willingness to Communicate (WTC) in a second language acquisition context. The researcher investigated the contributors of WTC in a foreign language classroom setting. Therefore, a multiple assignments method and sequence was applied. Participants of this study were students who matriculated in a United States (U.S.) undergraduate program, studying G...

Assessment of SOA Potentials in B2B Networks - Concept and Application to German Used Car Distribution Networks

Although service-oriented architecture (SOA) is supposed to increase external integration capabilities, it is mostly applied within company boundaries. How companies should apply SOA to improve their inter-organizational relationships is not, as yet, well understood. Although there are several examples of service-oriented concepts in the B2B context, there has been little research in which the ...