CUSTOMIZED SYNTHETIC VOICES FOR SPEECH-IMPAIRED PERSONS

Eloquent Technology，Inc. (ETI)建议开发语音合成 五种美国英语方言的软件，每种都有男性和男性 和女性的变化，用于无限的词汇声乐 沟通辅助工具。 ETI将使用基于规则的合成， 更快、更经济地发展高科技的方法， 高质量的合成语音，然后以前可能的。 规则是 组织成相对较大的方言通用模块， 更小的方言 为了有效地开发模块化规则，ETI 将使用（1）一个新的语言模型，（2）多方言关系 数据库，（3）三角洲系统。 语言模型导致 更简单的规则和捕捉方言之间的相似性。 多- 方言数据库将包含语言和声学信息， 大量不同方言的话语， 规则 ETI的Delta系统提供了一个交互式环境， 探索规则，以及用于实现 他们 我们的Delta规则模块将被编译成可移植的格式， 用于最终产品。 ETI将广泛记录规则和 得出这些数据所使用的方法， 经济发展的一个广泛的额外的声音， 未来

Eloquent Technology, Inc. (ETI) proposes to develop speech synthesis software for five dialects of American English, each with male and male and female variations, for use in unlimited vocabulary vocal communication aids. ETI will use rule-based synthesis with an innovative methodology that enables faster and more economical development of high- quality synthetic voices then formerly possible. The rules will be organized into relatively large dialect-universal modules and much smaller dialect-specific ones. To develop modular rules efficiently, ETI will use (1) a novel linguistic model, (2) a multi-dialect relational database, and (3) the Delta System. The linguistic model leads to simpler rules and captures similarities across dialects. The multi- dialect database will contain the linguistic and acoustic information for a large number of utterances in different dialects from which to extract rules. ETI's Delta System provides an interactive environment for exploring rules, and a special programming language for implementing them. Our Delta rule modules will be compiled into a portable format for use in end-products. ETI will document extensively both the rules and the methodology used to derive them, facilitating the efficient and economical development of a wide range of additional voices in the future.