Title :
Improving naturalness in a text-to-speech conversion system for the Basque language
Author :
Hernaez, Inma ; Olabe, J.C. ; Cuesta, A. ; Gandarias, R. ; Etxeberria, P.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Autom., Electron. & Telecommun., Univ. of the Basque Country, Bilbao, Spain
Abstract :
Prosody is a very important factor concerning naturalness in a text to speech conversion system. In this paper we describe the results obtained from the analysis of the Basque language. Two models of intonation have been developed to account for the two accentual systems coexisting in the Basque language speaking area. Energy contours and duration rules have also been found
Keywords :
natural languages; speech processing; speech synthesis; Basque language; accentual systems; duration rules; energy contours; improving naturalness; intonation; prosodic analysis; text-to-speech conversion system; Algorithm design and analysis; Control system synthesis; Costs; Natural languages; Sampling methods; Speech synthesis; Stress; Synthesizers;
Conference_Titel :
Electrotechnical Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 7th Mediterranean
Conference_Location :
Antalya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1772-6
DOI :
10.1109/MELCON.1994.381144
