The UCL Speaker Database
Duncan Markham, Hazan · 2002
This paper describes the design and recording procedures used in the development of the UCL Speaker Database. This database contains high-quality recordings of 45 speakers of South-Eastern British English: 18 women, 15 men, 6 boys and 6 girls. The range of materials recorded includes: VCV nonsense words, Manchester Junior Word lists, semantically unpredictable sentences, two read texts and semi-spontaneous speech (description of cartoon and subsequent retelling of story). A new word-level test, for use with children aged seven and above- the UCL Markham word test- was also designed and recorded; its development is described in some detail. The bulk of the materials collected for all 45 speakers is being made available to other researchers as a set of two DVDs. 1.