JANUS: Speech-to-Speech Translation Using Connectionist and Non-Connectionist Techniques

JANUS translates continuously spoken English and German into German, English, and Japanese. JANUS cur(cid:173) rently achieves 87% translation fidelity from English speech and 97% from German speech. We present the JANUS system along with com(cid:173) parative evaluations of its interchangeable processing components, with special emphasis on the connectionist modules.