Speech embeddings from a fine-tuned language identification model produce language distance measures that align with lexical and geographic distances across 106 languages, with around 50 recordings per language needed for stable results.
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Neighbors and relatives: How do speech embeddings reflect linguistic connections across the world?
Speech embeddings from a fine-tuned language identification model produce language distance measures that align with lexical and geographic distances across 106 languages, with around 50 recordings per language needed for stable results.