Year: 1996
Type: dissertation
Abstract: A developer is faced with two challenges when writing applications which work with every commercially available text to speech synthesizer.The first challenge is controlling "presentation of speech" or the manner in which text is spoken.This includes how particular words, phrases, or constructs are spoken.A collection of "experts" identify and process these particular constructs so they are spoken in a natural manner.A markup language allows applications to control this process.The second challenge exists because each specific synthesizer presents its own API for which the developer cannot "special-case" code.A "Speech Manager" provides a single API to applications and access to many synthesizers.
Author: Jordan M. Slott
Language: English
Subfield: Artificial Intelligence
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2268102160