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British English Speech Recognition Dataset

The dataset consists of 200 hours of high-quality telephone dialogues from 310 native speakers in the UK, with detailed annotations (transcriptions, timestamps, speaker ID, gender, and background noise) to support speech recognition systems, NLP tasks, and machine learning models requiring diverse British English audio datasets.

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  • Speakers
    310
  • Hours
    200
  • Sentence Accuracy Rate
    95%
  • NLP
  • LLM
  • Machine Learning
  • Audio Processing
  • ASR
  • Voice Recognition
  • Speakers
    310
  • Hours
    200
  • Sentence Accuracy Rate
    95%

Dataset Info

Characteristic Data
Description Audio of telephone dialogues in English for training NLP models in real-world conversational scenarios.
Data types Audio
Tasks Speech recognition, NLP
Country The United Kingdom (GBK)
Hours of telephone dialogue 200
Number of speakers 310
Labeling Annotation (transcription text, timestamp, speaker ID, gender, noise)
Gender Male (42%), Female (58%)
Recording device Android smartphone, iPhone
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Characteristic Data
Audio Format Uncompressed WAV
Sampling Rate 16kHz
Bit Depth 16bit
Number of Channels Mono
Recording condition Low background noise (indoor)
Source and collection methodology: Data was collected by a partner of Unidata.

Dataset Use Cases

  • Call Centers & Customer Service

    Enhancing British Telephone Speech Recognition

    British English Speech Recognition Dataset includes authentic audio recordings from real conversations with different accents. It helps call centers train recognition systems to handle regional variations in spoken English. By using this speech corpus, companies improve transcription accuracy, automate responses, and deliver smoother customer experiences in the UK market.

  • AI & Machine Learning Research

    Training Data for Speech Recognition Models

    This British speech dataset provides reliable training sets for machine learning and deep learning applications. The dataset consists of high-quality audio samples and transcriptions from native speakers. Researchers use it to build recognition technology capable of transcribing speech across different speech signals, achieving high accuracy in NLP tasks.

  • Multilingual & Cross-Language Applications

    Supporting Natural Language Processing and Translation

    The dataset is essential for language models in multilingual speech projects. By combining speech samples with other languages, developers enhance language translation, speech synthesis, and recognition technology. Its speech databases provide diverse accents and voices, making it suitable for global natural language processing and NLP tasks.

  • Commercial & Industrial Use

    Deploying Speech Technology in Real-World Scenarios

    Businesses use such datasets in commercial use cases such as smart assistants, transcription services, and speech intelligibility testing. Since the database contains diverse audio recordings and accents, it improves recognition systems’ performance, enabling more reliable speech recognition technology in everyday applications and enterprise solutions.

What is included in British English Speech Recognition Dataset?
This speech corpus includes 200 hours of telephone dialogues from 310 native British English speakers. The dataset consists of audio files in WAV format with annotations such as transcription text, timestamps, speaker ID, gender, and noise level.
What types of annotations are provided?
This dataset includes transcribed dialogues with metadata such as speaker ID, gender, timestamps, and background noise tags.
What are the sources of data for Unidata datasets?
Unidata datasets are created through controlled data collection and trusted partnerships. The dataset was recorded by native speakers on smartphones in indoor conditions with low background noise, ensuring high-quality speech signals.
Is it possible to request a custom dataset?
Yes, Unidata offers custom speech datasets tailored to specific needs. You may request additional English accents, speech samples, or recording conditions to train more accurate speech recognition systems or fine-tuned language models.
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