SSML for Arabic Language
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چکیده
This paper introduces SSML for using with Arabic language. SSML is part of a larger set of markup specifications for voice browsers developed through the open processes of the W3C. The essential role of the markup language is to give authors of synthesizable content a standard way to control aspects of speech output such as pronunciation, volume, pitch, rate, etc. across different synthesis-capable platforms. We study SSML, the validity to extend SSML for Arabic language by building Arabic SSML project for parsing SSML document and extracting the speech output.
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