Department of Linguistics

SLP816/817/818 TOPIC: Text-to-speech and Speech Synthesis

Availability: Semester 1 and 2
Credit Points: 4
Convenor: Robert Mannell

Topic Description

This topic examines speech processing and natural language issues in speech synthesis. These issues included various approaches to speech synthesis, speech speech synthesis databases, speech synthesis technology, text-to-speech design and implementation, and issues relating to concept-to-speech systems.

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Navigating These Pages

To return to the main Linguistics Department web site click on "LINGUISTICS HOME" in the menu bar just above each page's main content. There are several links in that menu bar that will take you to various pages relating to this topic. The "RESOURCE INDEX" link takes you to a page that provides links to a large number of on-line materials relating to Phonetics and Phonology and Speech Science (and to a much lesser extent, some aspects of hearing). The "HELP PAGES" link takes you to help pages that tell you how to install appropriate phonetic fonts (if required), installing a browser that properly supports phonetic fonts, as well as software for playing sound and video files.