Using context to specify intonation in speech synthesis
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چکیده
A generator based on Combinatory Categorial Grammar using a simple and domain-independent discourse model can be used to direct synthesis of intonation contours for responses to data-base queries, conveying distinctions of contrast and emphasis determined by the discourse model and the state of the knowledge-base. Comments University of Pennsylvania Department of Computer and Information Science Technical Report No. MSCIS-93-102. This technical report is available at ScholarlyCommons: http://repository.upenn.edu/cis_reports/241 Using Context To Specify Intonation In Speech Synthesis MS-CIS-93-102 LINC LAB 263 Scott Prevost Mark Steedman University of Pennsylvania School of Engineering and Applied Science Computer and Information Science Department Philadelphia, PA 19104-6389
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