"Hey Gūguru": Exploring Non-English Linguistic Barriers for WakeWord Use.

Wake words, or words that indicate the beginning of a command are fundamental to intelligent personal assistant (IPA) interactions across all users of IPAs. These commands, however, may vary greatly depending on the language of the user. As IPAs support more languages, it is important to consider how linguistic features vary and how these variations impact wake word usage. In this paper, we explore how linguistic features such as phonology, syntax, and pragmatics differ between languages and the implications of these differences on wake words in human-machine dialog design.