[DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary

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Tue Jan 25 00:16:06 EST 2011


Ok, this is shocking.  I'm playing with record in  resume in Dectalk, and 
it actually changes pronunciation by it's self to fit the  sentence.  I never 
knew it could.  Weird. 
 
 
SNOOPI BOTTEN 
 
 
In a message dated 1/24/2011 11:28:11 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
ratguy at insightbb.com writes:

Hi,

I've found my old copy of the DECtalk PC reference  manual, and pasted in 
the 
appendix on homographs, which is what we're  after here. I think in some 
cases the software is smarter than what is  indicated in this text, but not 
always. The DECtalk 4.0 denotation for the  alternate pronunciation of a 
homograph is a / in front of the word, which  obviously would appear in 
printed text. At any rate, here goes, hope it  helps.
Jayson

APPENDIX  C
Homographs
Homographs are pairs of words which are spelled exactly the same
but are pronounced  differently. These are  often different in
terms of which  syllable is accented. For example, if permit is a
noun, the accent is on the first syllable (permit); if,  however,
the word is used as a verb,  then the accent is on the second
syllable (permit). This often makes a great deal of difference
in understanding DECtalk when it is speaking such  words in
connected discourse.
In earlier versions of DECtalk, the default form  was always the
noun. In later versions  of DECtalk, the default form is the more
frequent form of the two. In the event the alternate
pronunciation is needed, you may insert the correct  phonetics
from the list below. You may  also obtain the alternate
pronunciation  bypreceding  the word with a slash ("/"). For
example,  the word sow 'to mend or make clothing' will be  the
default pronunciation. The  pronunciation of the same word sow
"female pig' is done by placing a slant immediately before the
word, e.g, /sow. DECtalk PC handles more  homographs than any
previous version of  DECtalk.
The Table below is a new and  expanded list of the common
homographs  of English with alternative pronunciations in
phonetic transcription. In those cases where DECtalk PC does  not
chose the correct pronunciation, you  can simply use slants or
else insert the  correct one phonetically from the list below.
SPELLING        PRIMARY ALTERNATE
abstract               'aebstraekt     aebstr'aekt
abuse           axby'uz   axby'us
addict          axd'ihkt         'aedihkt
advocate                 'aedvaxkeyt     'aedvaxkaxt
affix           'aefihks     axf'ihks
ally            'aelay   axl'ay
alternate                'aoltrrnaxt     'aoltrrneyt
animate         'aenihmeyt       'aenihmaxt
annex       'aenehks               axn'ehks
appropriate   axpr'owpriyaxt  axpr'owpriyeyt
arithmetic               axr'ihthmaxtixk aerixthm'ehtixk
articulate               aart'ihkyeleyt  aart'ihkyelaxt
associate                axs'owshiyeyt   axs'owshiyaxt
attribute                axtr'ihbyuwt    'aetrixbyuwt
august          'aogaxst         aog'ahst
bass            b'eys         b'aes
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baton     baxt'aon             b'aetaxn
close   kl'owz           kl'ows
combat         kaxmb'aet       k'aambaet
combine         kaxmb'ayn     k'aambayn
compact   kaxmp'aekt      k'aampaekt
complex          k'aamplehks     kaxmpl'ehks
compound        k'aampawnd       kaxmp'awnd
compress       kaxmpr'ehs       k'aamprehs
concert       k'aansrrt                kaxns'rrt
conduct       kaxnd'ahkt      k'aandahkt
confederate     kaxnf'ehdrrixt   kaxnf'ehdrreyt
confine     kaxnf'ayn             k'aanfayn
conflict   k'aanflihkt   kaxnfl'ihkt
conglomerate    kaxnxgl'aamrixt kaxnxgl'aamrreyt
console         k'aansowl   kaxns'owl
construct                kaxnstr'ahkt    k'aanstraxkt
content         k'aantehnt       kaxnt'ehnt
contest       k'aantehst      kaxnt'ehst
contract                 k'aantraekt     kaxntr'aekt
contrast                 k'aantraest     kaxntr'aest
converse                 k'aanvrrs              kaxnv'rrs
convert          kaxnv'rrt                k'aanvrrt
convict       kaxnv'ihkt      k'aanvihkt
coordinate      kow'aordeneyt    kow'aordixnaxt
decrease     diykr'iys         d'iykriys
defect          daxf'ehkt         d'iyfehkt
delegate                 d'ehlixgaxt     d'ehlixg`eyt
deliberate               daxl'ihbrraxt   daxl'ihbrreyt
desert          d'ehzrrt         dixz'rrt
desolate                 d'ehselixt             d'ehseleyt
diffuse          dixf'yuws                dixf'yuwz
digest       d'ayjhehst      dayjh'ehst
discharge             dixsch'arjh     d'ihscharjh
discount               d'ihskawnt      dihsk'awnt
dove            d'owv     d'ahv
duplicate                d'uwplixkeyt    d'uwplixkaxt
elaborate                axl'aebrraxt    axl'aebrreyt
estimate                 'ehstixmeyt     'ehstixmaxt
excerpt         'ehksrrpt       ehks'rrpt
excuse          ixksky'uz       ehksky'us
expatriate               ehksp'eytriyaxt ehksp'eytriieyt
exploit         ixkspl'oyt         'ehksployt
export          ehksp'ort         'ehksport
extract         ehkstr'aekt      'ehkstraekt
ferment       frrm'ehnt                f'rrmehnt
frequent       fr'iykwixnt      friykw'eynt
geminate       jh'ehmixnaxt     jh'ehmixneyt
graduate     gr'aejhuweyt     gr'aejhuwaxt
impact       'ihmpaekt                ixmp'aekt
implant       ihmpl'aent      'ihmplaent
import          'ihmport     ihmp'ort
imprint         'ihmprihnt     ihmpr'ihnt
incense     ixns'ehns             'ihnsehns
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incline         ixnkl'ayn         'ihnklayn
increase                 ihnkr'iys              'ihnkriys
insert           ihns'rrt                 'ihnsrrt
insult       ihns'ahlt                'ihnsaxlt
interchange      'ihntrrcheynjh  ihntrrch'eynjh
intimate                 'ihntaxmaxt     'ihntaxmeyt
invalid         ixnv'aelixd      'ihnvaxlixd
just       jhixst           jh'ahst
lead         l'iyd           l'ehd
live             l'ihv           l'ayv
minute          m'ihnixt     mayn'uwt
miscount                 m'ihskawnt      mihsk'awnt
misprint                 m'IsprInt              m|spr'Int
misuse           mixs'yuz                 mixs'yus
moderate       m'aadrraxt       m'aadrreyt
object       'aabjheht                axbjh'ehkt
overrun       'owvrrrahn      owvrrr'ahn
perfect         p'rrfixkt     prrf'ehkt
permit          prrm'iht     p'rrmiht
pervert         prrv'rrt     p'rrvrrt
polish          p'aalihsh     p'owlixsh
postulate                p'aascheleyt    p'aaschelaxt
predicate                pr'ehdixkeyt    pr'ehdixkaxt
predominate     prixd'aamixneyt prixd'aamixnaxt
present          priyz'ehnt      pr'ehzaxnt
proceed         praxs'iyd       pr'owsiyd
produce         praxd'uws     pr'aaduws
progress   pr'aagrehs     praxgr'ehs
project     pr'aajhehkt     praxjh'ehkt
protest          pr'owtehst      prowt'ehst
read            r'iyd       r'ehd
reading   r'iydixnx             r'ehdixnx
rebel   r'ehbel          rixb'ehl
recall       rixk'aol                 r'iykaol
recap       riyk'aep               r'iykaep
recess     r'iysehs               riys'ehs
record     r'ehkrrd               rixk'ord
recount     riyk'awnt             r'iykawnt
refill   r'iyfihl             riyf'ihl
refresh   riyfr'ehsh             r'iyfrehsh
refund     riyf'ahnd             r'iyfahnd
refuse   rixf'yuz             r'ehfyus
reject   rixjh'ehkt           r'iyjhehkt
relapse   r'iylaeps             rixl'aeps
relay   r'iyley          rixl'ey
remake       r'iymeyk                 riym'eyk
rerun       r'iy*rahn             riy*r'ahn
research   r'iysrrch       riys'rrch
resume          riy|z'uwm        r'ehzaxmey
retake       riyt'eyk                 r'iyteyk
rewrite       riyr'ayt                 r'iy*rayt
segment       s'ehgmixnt      sehgm'ehnt
separate                 s'ehpaxreyt     s'ehpaxraxt
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sow             s'ow   s'aw
subject         s'ahbjhehkt      saxbjh'ehkt
sublet       saxbl'eht                saxbl'eht
subordinate      saxb'ordenaxt   saxb'ordeneyt
survey          s'rrvey       srrv'ey
suspect   s'ahspehkt      saxsp'ehkt
syndicate             s'ihndixkixt    s'ihndixkeyt
tear            t'er     t'ir
torment         torm'ehnt         t'ormehnt
transform                traensf'orm     tr'aensform
transplant               traenspl'aent   tr'aensplaent
transport                traensp'ort     tr'aensport
upset           axps'eht     'ahpseht
use             y'uwz   y'uws
wind            w'ihnd       w'aynd
wound     w'awnd           w'uwnd

----- Original Message ----- 
From:  <Dectalk at aol.com>
To: <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
Sent:  Monday, January 24, 2011 10:33 PM
Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Adding words to  Dectalk dictionary


> Hi guys!  I'll be in charge of the  Dectalk  dictionary, but I don't have
> anything yet.  If it  will do phrases, this  won't be a problem.  But, I'm
>  thinking that the dictionary is single word  only.  So I have no  clue 
how 
> to
> handle double pronunciations.
>
> One  question I have is, is there a control character  that appears as  a
> space, that I could use as a command for an alternative   pronunciation?  
I 
> know
> in one Dectalk  version it  was control something, but I can't remember 
> what
> it   was.
>
> I would live to stay away from a visible command so  it  won't show up in 
a
> document.  I have no clue  how.
>
> I have another question.  If E-voice still   existed, I could let everyone
> know about the Dectalk SAPI 5 within  hours.   I miss E-voice to no end! 
> So
> on the  internet, what is the best way to get  the word out about this 
SAPI  
> 5?
>
>
> SNOOPI BOTTEN
>
>
> In a  message dated 1/24/2011 9:37:25 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
>  musicalman1 at comcast.net writes:
>
> Well, I  am not familiar  with the Dectalk dictionary in any way, but 
those
> kinds of  rules  would not be easy to implement even if such a dictionary
> existed.  I  believe most synths that can pronounce words two different 
>  ways
> use  context clues to figure out which pronunciation to use.  For 
instance,
> read  has two pronunciations, as you know. For  example:
> you should read the book  by Thursday.
>  or
> The book should be read by Thursday.
> You could   probably just put phrases in the dictionary, and changing 
their
>  pronunciations accordingly. That is, if the Dectalk dictionary  supports
> phrases, which it should although i'm just guessing here.  This might work
> in
> the example you mentioned, as putting words  in front of record would
> determine how it is pronounced. For example,  you would never say, the
> re-cord. So it is safe to change this in the  dictionary. you could
> probably
> do that for a lot of different  word combinations and it would be  pretty
> accurate. Adding all  these rules would take a lot of time, and you  would
> have to be  careful with it. If the Dectalk dictionary supports  context
>  clues
> though, I wouldn't know how you would help it determine   which
> pronunciation
> is correct.
> These are just my  thoughts. I don't  know how accurate this is, but I am
> pretty  sure it is a good work-around  if no other can be found.
>
>  ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Blake  Roberts"  <beroberts at hughes.net>
> To: "'DECtalk Discussions'"   <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011  8:31  PM
> Subject: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk  dictionary
>
>
>> Hi  all,
>> Snoopi and I  have been involved with the Dectalk SAPI project for 
>>  several
>> months now. I am happy to report that a SAPI Dectalk  is  nearing 
reality.
>>
>> The project leader gave  Snoopi the task of  adding words to the Dectalk
>> dictionary.  Specifically, enabling Dectalk  to say the same word two
>>  different ways, such as record. Does anyone  have ideas on how the  
>> Dectalk
>> dictionary can be modified so that   Dectalk will know when to use
> different
>> pronunciations for  the same  word?
>>
>> I know Snoopi is on this list. I  am writing on his  behalf because 
Snoopi
>> asked me to inquire  of people familiar with  Dectalk. Any advice would 
be
>>  appreciated.
>>  Blake
>>
>>
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