Title :
Natural language processing in a Japanese text-to-speech system for written-style texts
Author :
Matsuoka, Koji ; Takeishi, Eiji ; Asano, Hisako ; Ichii, Ryomi ; Ooyama, Yoshifumi
Author_Institution :
NTT Inf. & Commun. Syst. Labs., Kanagawa, Japan
fDate :
30 Sep-1 Oct 1996
Abstract :
This paper introduces a Japanese text-to-speech (TTS) system, AUDIOTEX, that modifies written-style expressions for listening and generates prosodic information (Kanji reading, accent, and pause). Conventional TTS systems have several problems: most texts are written to be read with the human eye, thus they are inadequate for listening; and Kanji reading errors and accentuation errors reduce intelligibility. To solve these problems, we have developed a rewriting process for listening based on flexible tree conversion rules and a highly accurate morphological analysis which retains word candidates with an error correction environment
Keywords :
computational linguistics; errors; natural language interfaces; speech synthesis; AUDIOTEX; Japanese text-to-speech system; Kanji; accentuation errors; error correction; flexible tree conversion rules; listening; morphological analysis; natural language processing; reading errors; rewriting process; written-style expressions; written-style texts; Dictionaries; Error correction; Humans; Laboratories; Natural language processing; Natural languages; Speech analysis; Speech synthesis; Telephony; Vocabulary;
Conference_Titel :
Interactive Voice Technology for Telecommunications Applications, 1996. Proceedings., Third IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Basking Ridge, NJ
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3238-5
DOI :
10.1109/IVTTA.1996.552716