DocumentCode
2507655
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
fYear
1994
fDate
12-14 Apr 1994
Firstpage
61
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Electrotechnical Conference, 1994. Proceedings., 7th Mediterranean
Conference_Location
Antalya
Print_ISBN
0-7803-1772-6
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/MELCON.1994.381144
Filename
381144
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