An HMM-based speech synthesis system applied to German and its adaptation to a limited set of expressive football announcements

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sacha Krstulović ◽  
Anna Hunecke ◽  
Marc Schröder
Keyword(s):  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Synthesis System

Development of a demisyllable-based speech synthesis system

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Eady ◽  
T.M.S. Hemphill ◽  
J.R. Woolsey ◽  
J.A.W. Clayards
Keyword(s):  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Synthesis System

Effects of Speech Synthesis on the Proofreading Efficiency of Postsecondary Students with Learning Disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 141-158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marshall H. Raskind ◽  
Eleanor Higgins
Keyword(s):  
Learning Disabilities ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Written Language ◽  
The Other ◽  
Read Aloud ◽  
Synthesis Condition ◽  
Superior Performance ◽  
Postsecondary Students ◽  
Students With Learning Disabilities ◽  
Synthesis System

This study investigated the effects of speech synthesis on the proofreading efficiency of postsecondary students with learning disabilities. Subjects proofread self-generated written language samples under three conditions: (a) using a speech synthesis system that simultaneously highlighted and “spoke” words on a computer monitor, (b) having the text read aloud to them by another person, and (c) receiving no assistance. Using the speech synthesis system enabled subjects to detect a significantly higher percentage of total errors than either of the other two proofreading conditions. In addition, subjects were able to locate a significantly higher percentage of capitalization, spelling, usage and typographical errors under the speech synthesis condition. However, having the text read aloud by another person significantly outperformed the other conditions in finding “grammar-mechanical” errors. Results are discussed with regard to underlying reasons for the overall superior performance of the speech synthesis system and the implications of using speech synthesis as a compensatory writing aid for postsecondary students with learning disabilities.

Developing Resources for Te Reo Māori Text To Speech Synthesis System

2020 ◽  
pp. 294-302
Author(s):  
Jesin James ◽  
Isabella Shields ◽  
Rebekah Berriman ◽  
Peter J. Keegan ◽  
Catherine I. Watson
Keyword(s):  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Synthesis System ◽  
Text To Speech Synthesis

scholarly journals Building a natural sounding Text-To-Speech system for the Nepali language: research and development challenges and solutions

Gipan ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 4 ◽  
pp. 106-116
Author(s):  
Roop Shree Ratna Bajracharya ◽  
Santosh Regmi ◽  
Bal Krishna Bal ◽  
Balaram Prasain
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Speech Synthesis ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Synthesis Method ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Synthesis System ◽  
Unit Selection ◽  
Language Research ◽  
Shed Light

Text-to-Speech (TTS) synthesis has come far from its primitive synthetic monotone voices to more natural and intelligible sounding voices. One of the direct applications of a natural sounding TTS systems is the screen reader applications for the visually impaired and the blind community. The Festival Speech Synthesis System uses a concatenative speech synthesis method together with the unit selection process to generate a natural sounding voice. This work primarily gives an account of the efforts put towards developing a Natural sounding TTS system for Nepali using the Festival system. We also shed light on the issues faced and the solutions derived which can be quite overlapping across other similar under-resourced languages in the region.

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