S0034 : Verbmobil (A set of resouces)

Verbmobil is a long-term project of the German Federal Ministry of Education, Science, Research and Technology (BMBF, Projekträger DLR). Its aim is to give Germany an international top position in language technology and its economical application in the next millenium by cooperation and concentration of as many as possible specialists from industry and science. The long-sighted aim is the development of a mobile translation system for the translation of spontaneous speech in face-to-face situations.

The following resources are spontaneous speech databases recorded in a dialogue task (appointment scheduling)

VM CD 1.0.3 - VM103 (1 CDROM, original edition):

63 Dialogues 209 Appointments, 1840 Turns.

VM CD 1.1 - VM11 (1 CDROM, new edition):

63 Dialogues 209 Appointments, 1840 Turns. This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentations. All files were evaluated to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 2.0 - VM20 (1 CDROM, original edition)

81 Dialogues 227 Appointments, 1538 Turns.

VM CD 2.1 - VM21 (1 CDROM, new edition)

81 Dialogues 227 Appointments, 1538 Turns
This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentations. All files were evaluated to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 3.0 - VM30 (1 CDROM, original edition)

45 Dialogues 184 Appointments, 1214 Turns

VM CD 3.1 - VM31 (1 CDROM, new edition)

45 Dialogues 184 Appointments, 1214 Turns
This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentations. All files were evaluated to BAS guidelines.

VM CD S 1.0 - VMS10 (1 CDROM, original edition)

26 Free Dialogues (with overlap, stereo recordings) 2227 Turns

VM CD 4.0 - VM40 (1 CD-ROM, original edition)

72 Dialogues, 181 Appointments, 1,588 Turns.

VM CD 4.1 - VM41 (1 CD-ROM, new edition)

72 Dialogues 181 Appointments 1,588 TurnsThis new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentation and partitur files. All files were evaluated according to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 5.0 - VM50 (1 CD-ROM, original edition)

101 Dialogues, 256 Appointments, 2,154 Turns.

VM CD 5.1 - VM51 (1 CD-ROM, new edition)

101 Dialogues, 256 Appointments 2,154 Turns.This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentation and partitur files. All files were evaluated according to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 6.0 - VM60 (1 CD-ROM, original edition)

American/English and 'Denglish'. 146 Dialogues, 191 Appointments, 1,828 Turns.

VM CD 6.1 - VM61 (1 CD-ROM, new edition)

American/English and 'Denglish'. 146 Dialogues, 191 Appointments 1,828 Turns. This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 1 Header structure, software and speaker documentation. All files were evaluated according to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 7.0 - VM70 (1 CD-ROM, original edition)

68 Dialogues, 238 Appointments, 1,739 Turns.

VM CD 7.1 - VM71 (1 CD-ROM, new edition)

68 Dialogues, 238 Appointments, 1,739 Turns. This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentation and partitur files. All files were evaluated according to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 8.0 - VM80 (1 CD-ROM, original edition)

American/English 167 Dialogues, 167 Appointments, 1,181 Turns.

VM CD 8.1 - VM81 (1 CD-ROM, new edition)

American/English 167 Dialogues, 167 Appointments, 1,181 Turns. This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 1 Header structure, software and speaker documentation. All files were evaluated according to BAS guidelines.

VM CD 12.0 - VM120 (1 CD-ROM, original edition)

207 Dialogues, 207 Appointments, 2,154 Turns.

VM CD 12.1 - VM121 (1 CD-ROM, new edition)

207 Dialogues, 207 Appointments, 2,154 Turns. This new edition contains the transliterations of all dialogues, signal files with PhonDat 2 Header structure, software and speaker documentation and partitur files. All files were evaluated according to BAS guidelines.

American/'Denglish'* - 90 speakers - 1714 turns - 200 spontaneous dialogues.

American/'Denglish'* - 90 speakers - 1714 turns - 200 spontaneous dialogues - transliteration.

97 speakers - 1891 turns - 156 spontaneous dialogues - transliteration.

97 speakers - 1891 turns - 156 spontaneous dialogues - transliteration - PhonDat 2 headers - Partitur Files**.

Japanese - 78 speakers, 3311 turns, 200 spontaneous dialogues, transliteration (Kanji/Kana and Roman/Latin).

Japanese - 84 speakers, 2741 turns, 200 spontaneous dialogues, transliteration (Kanji/Kana and Roman/Latin).

Japanese - 80 speakers, 2345 turns, 200 spontaneous dialogues, transliteration (Kanji/Kana and Roman/Latin).

Japanese - 82 speakers, 2911 turns, 200 spontaneous dialogues, transliteration (Kanji/Kana and Roman/Latin).

German - 26 Free Dialogues (with overlap, stereo recordings) 2227 Turns

Verbmobil II (Recordings 1997 - 2000)

VM CD 15.1 - VM15.1 (new edition)

Verbmobil II - German - 19 spontaneous dialogues (19 close mic, 19 room mic, 19 telephone (fixed network, GSM), 3117 turns, transliteration (VM II format), NIST headers, partitur files**.

VM CD 20.1 - VM20.1 (new edition)

Verbmobil II - German - 31 spontaneous dialogues (10 close mic, 28 room mic, 10 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings, 1947 turns, transliteration (VM II format), NIST headers, partitur files**

VM CD 21.1 - VM21.1 (new edition)

Verbmobil II - German - 38 spontaneous dialogues (38 close mic, 20 room mic, 22 phone line (fixed network, GSM)recordings, 2880 turns, transliteration (VM II format), NIST headers, partitur files**

VM CD 22.1 - VM22.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German - 33 spontaneous dialogues (33 close mic, 22 room mic, 27 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings, 2674 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 23.1 - VM23.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - American English - 28 spontaneous dialogues (28 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 2727 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 24.1 - VM24.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German - 34 spontaneous dialogues (34 close mic, 19 room mic, 20 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings, 2830 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 25.1 - VM25.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese - 10 spontaneous dialogues (10 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1654 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 26.1 - VM26.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese - 16 spontaneous dialogues (16 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1319 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 27.1 - VM27.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese - 24 spontaneous dialogues (24 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1149 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 28.1 - VM28.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - American English - 28 spontaneous dialogues (28 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 2408 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 30.1 - VM30.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German - 33 spontaneous dialogues (33 close mic, 21 room mic, 25 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 4176 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 31.1 - VM31.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - American English - 32 spontaneous dialogues (32 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 2512 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 32.1 - VM32.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Multilingual - 17 spontaneous dialogues (17 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed, network, GSM) recordings), 992 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 33.1 - VM33.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 25 spontaneous dialogues (25 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1050 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 34.1 - VM34.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 28 spontaneous dialogues (28 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1437 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 35.1 - VM35.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 27 spontaneous dialogues (27 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1645 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 38.1 - VM38.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German, 33 spontaneous dialogues (33 close mic, 28 room mic, 28 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 5115 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 39.1 - VM39.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German, 28 spontaneous dialogues (28 close mic, 17 room mic, 20 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 3360 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 29.1 - VM29.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German, 25 spontaneous dialogues (25 close mic, 20 room mic, 20 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 2708 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 42.1 - VM42.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - American English, 20 spontaneous dialogues (20 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1874 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

VM CD 43.1 - VM43.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - American English, 11 spontaneous dialogues (11 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 633 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 200 dialogues, 200 appointment schedulings - 3311 turns.

VM CD 17.1 - VM17.1 (1 CDROM, new edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 200 dialogues, 200 appointment schedulings - 2741 turns.

Japanese, 200 dialogues, 200 appointment schedulings - 2345 turns.

Japanese, 200 dialogues, 200 appointment schedulings - 2911 turns.

Verbmobil - VM CD 48.1 - VM48.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German, 28 spontaneous dialogues (28 close mic, 23 room mic, 27 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 4238 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Verbmobil - VM CD 49.1 - VM49.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - German, 24 spontaneous dialogues (24 close mic, 12 room mic, 12 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 2597 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Verbmobil - VM CD 50.1 - VM50.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - American-English, 8 spontaneous dialogues (8 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 679 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Verbmobil - VM CD 44.1 - VM44.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 19 spontaneous dialogues (19 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 920 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Verbmobil - VM CD 45.1 - VM45.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Japanese, 21 spontaneous dialogues (21 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 1293 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Verbmobil - VM CD 46.1 - VM46.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Multilingual Japanese/German, 11 spontaneous dialogues (11 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 607 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Verbmobil - VM CD 47.1 - VM47.1 (BAS edition)

Verbmobil II - Multilingual with human interpreter (3 channels) English/German, 17 spontaneous dialogues (17 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings), 853 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

Additional data and documentation that is not included in the regular VM volumes.

Verbmobil lexicon database of the University of Bielefeld..

Verbmobil II - Multilingual mit Simultanbersetzer (3 Kanle) English/German, 18 spontaneous dialogues (18 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (GSM) recordings), 902 turns, transliteration (Verbmobil II Format).

VM CD 53.1 - VM53.1 (BAS edition)

German, 16 spontaneous dialogues (16 close mic, 8 room mic, 8 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 1771 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 60.1 - VM60.1 (BAS-Edition)

Japanese - 10 spontaneous dialogues (10 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 501 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 61.1 - VM61.1 (BAS-Edition)

Japanese - 19 spontaneous dialogues (19 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 946 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 62.1 - VM62.1 (BAS-Edition)

Japanese - 21 spontaneous dialogues (21 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 981 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 51.1 - VM51.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/English with human interpreter (3 channels) - 15 spontaneous dialogues (15 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) – 856 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 52.1 - VM52.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/English with human interpreter (3 channels) - 13 spontaneous dialogues (13 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 728 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 55.1 - VM55.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/English with human interpreter (3 channels) - 11 spontaneous dialogues (11 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 518 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 56.1 - VM56.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/English with human interpreter (3 channels) - 12 spontaneous dialogues (12 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 620 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 57.1 - VM57.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/Japanese with 2 human interpreters (4 channels) - 11 spontaneous dialogues (11 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 702 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 58.1 - VM58.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/Japanese with 2 human interpreters (4 channels) - 7 spontaneous dialogues (7 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 421 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

VM CD 59.1 - VM59.1 (BAS-Edition)

Multilingual German/Japanese with 2 human interpreters (4 channels) - 7 spontaneous dialogues (7 close mic, 0 room mic, 0 phone line (fixed network, GSM) recordings) - 354 turns, transliteration (VM II Format).

German - 14 WOZ dialogues designed to evoke emotions (mainnly anger) - transliteration, emotion labeling.

German - 13 WOZ dialogues designed to evoke emotions (mainnly anger) - transliteration, emotion labeling.

German - 13 WOZ dialogues designed to evoke emotions (mainnly anger) - transliteration, emotion labeling.

German - 14 WOZ dialogues designed to evoke emotions (mainnly anger) - transliteration, emotion labeling.

German - 13 WOZ dialogues designed to evoke emotions (mainnly anger) - transliteration, emotion labeling.

German - 13 WOZ dialogues designed to evoke emotions (mainnly anger) - transliteration, emotion labeling.

* 'Denglish' : English spoken by Germans.

** Partitur files : files describing the different parts which constitute the corpus - word order, phrase order, etc.