Title :
Speech synthesis from text
Author :
Sagisaka, Yoshinori
Author_Institution :
NTT Musashino Electr. Commun. Lab., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
Text analysis for speech synthesis is described in relation to the information needed in speech production. This includes a pronouncing dictionary and letter-to-sound rules, morphological analysis and accent assignment, and syntactic analysis. Prosody control rules (fundamental frequency control and segmental duration control) are examined. Speech units for synthesis and parametric representation of speech signals are discussed. Applications and development tools are considered.<>
Keywords :
speech synthesis; technological forecasting; accent assignment; development tools; fundamental frequency control; letter-to-sound rules; morphological analysis; parametric representation; pronouncing dictionary; prosody control rules; segmental duration control; speech synthesis; state-of-the-art; syntactic analysis; text analysis; text-to-speech synthesis; Control system synthesis; Dictionaries; Humans; Information analysis; Information processing; Natural languages; Speech analysis; Speech synthesis; Synthesizers; Text analysis;
Journal_Title :
Communications Magazine, IEEE
