[DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary

Corine Bickley corine.bickley at gallaudet.edu
Tue Jan 25 19:27:54 EST 2011


Eloquence was developed by linguists, so maybe they got a lot of the
syntactic constraints right!

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 3:55 PM, Raymond Grote <musicalman1 at comcast.net>wrote:

> Whoa, that list might help a lot. Eloquence even got that portion of the
> manual right when it was talking about the two different pronunciations of
> permit. I don't know how though, they were spelled exactly the same except
> one had a semicolon after the parenthesis and one had a period. Maybe
> Eloquence has a superhuman context clue interpreter (SHCCI)? Hahaha.
> I didn't really look at the other homographs but that list is very
> comprehensive.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jayson Smith" <ratguy at insightbb.com>
> To: "DECtalk Discussions" <dectalk at bluegrasspals.com>
> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 11:27 PM
> Subject: Re: [DECtalk] Adding words to Dectalk dictionary
>
>
> > 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
> >                                         111
> >
> >          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
> >                                         112
> >
> >          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
> >                                         113
> >
> >          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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