linguistic data consortium ldc content length 3687 linguistic data consortium ldc university pennsylvania collecting telephone speech three major studies summer asking members research community large participate making success calls collected new intervoice robotoperator platform dramatically increased ldc ability collect telephone speech new system allows twelve two channel calls 24 one channel calls go time 20 hours conversation stored necessary download data download well many programming changes made without interrupting application effect application operational 24 hours per day projects follows voice across hispanic america need native speakers spanish country call 800 telephone number spend five minutes telephone reading series sentences participants receive 5 00 time callhome native speakers english egyptian arabic german japanese mandarin spanish make free call another native speaker 800 telephone number anywhere world talk 30 minutes participants receive either 10 00 free telephone time callfriend native speakers english spanish tamil hindi japanese french farsi german korean egyptian arabic vietnamese make free call another native speaker 800 telephone number anywhere u canada puerto rico talk free 30 minutes participants receive either 10 00 free telephone time individuals organizations recruit least ten callers contact us discuss various incentive programs three projects recordings used nonprofit scientific research instructional purposes made available researchers educators world equal basis receive information get personal identification number instructions making calls please call us 1800 380penn 7366 9 5 p est send email one following addresses voice across hispanic america vaha unagi cis upenn edu callhome callhome unagi cis upenn edu callfriend callfriend unagi cis upenn edu information project information linguistic data consortium please contact us ldc unagi cis upenn edu access www home page ftp www cis upenn edu pub ldc _ www hpage html also send mail us address rebecca finch linguistic data consortium research coordinator 441 williams hall finch unagi cis upenn edu university pennsylvania tel 215 8980464 fax 215 5732175 philadelphia pa 191046305