[DECtalk] Gnuspeech intonation and dictionary sample

[Tony Baechler]

Here is the intonation file:

# This is a comment.
#
#	Intonation control file.
# 	Author: Craig Taube-Schock
#	Copyright 1992-1995, Trillium Sound Research Inc.

#
# Random.  Random pitch target perturbation.
#  value defined in semitones.
#
RANDOM 3.0

# Tone Groups.  Tone groups are defined as:
# TG # (Number of entries in the tone group)
# A   B      C     D      E      F      G      H      I      J
# ...
#
# NOTE: 
#(March 27, 1995)  The intonation system has changed considerably
#since version 1.0.  Parameters no longer follow the format as described
#in:
#	Taube-Schock, Craig, "Synthesizing Intonation for Computer Speech
#		Output", 1994.
#
# Contact Trillium if you need more information.
#
# A: Unused
# B: Notional pitch
# C: Pitch range of pre-tonic
# D: Pre-tonic target perturbation range.  ie 4 st = +/- 2 st
# E: Unused
# F: Tonic range.
# G: Tonic perturbation range. 
# H: Unused
# I: Unused
# J: Unused
#
#

TG 3
0.0 2.0 -2.0 4.0 0.0 -8.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 -3.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 -8.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 1.0 -2.0 4.0 0.0 -7.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5

TG 8
0.0 -2.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 -2.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 -3.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 3.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 1.0 -4.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 2.0 -4.0 4.0 0.0 6.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 2.0 -3.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5

TG 8
0.0 -3.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 -2.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.0 -2.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.5 -3.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.0 -2.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 -1.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5
0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5

TG 1
0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 -4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5

TG 1
0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 -4.0 4.0 0.0 0.33 0.5

END


Here are some sample dictionary lines:

aardvark 'ar_r_d."v_ar_r_k%a
aardwolf 'ar_r_d."w_u_ll_f%a
aaron 'e_uh_r.uh_n%a
aaronic e_uh.'r_o.n_i_k%c
ab aa_b%j
aba 'aa.b_a%a
abaca "aa.b_uh.'k_ar%a
abaci 'aa_b.uh."k_ah_i%j
abaciscus "aa_b.uh.'s_i_s.k_uh_s%a
abacist 'aa_b.uh.s_i_s_t%a
aback uh.'b_aa_k%db
abaculus uh.'b_aa_k.y_uh.l_uh_s%a
abacus 'aa_b.uh.k_uh_s%a
abaft uh.'b_aa_f_t%agd
abaised uh.'b_e_i_s_t%c
abalone "aa_b.uh.'l_uh_uu.n_i%a
abamp 'aa_b."aa_m_p%a
abampere aa_b.'aa_m.p_e_uh_r%a
abandon uh.'b_aa_n.d_uh_n%ab