Abstract
We propose a set of rules for the computation of prosody which are implemented in an existing generic Data-to-Speech system. The rules make crucial use of both sentence-internal and sentence-external semantic and syntactic information provided by the system. In a Textto -Speech system, this information would have to be obtained through text analysis, but in Data-to-Speech it is readily available, and its reliable and detailed character makes it possible to compute the prosodic properties of generated sentences in a sophisticated way. This in turn allows for a close control of prosodic realization, resulting in natural-sounding intonation.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the Workshop on Concept to Speech Generation Systems, Madrid, Spain, July 11 |
| Editors | K. Alter, H. Pirker, W. Finkler |
| Pages | 39-45 |
| Publication status | Published - 1997 |
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Theune, M., Klabbers, E. A. M., Odijk, J. E. J. M., & Pijper, de, J. R. (1997). Computing prosodic properties in a data-to-speech system. In K. Alter, H. Pirker, & W. Finkler (Eds.), Proceedings of the Workshop on Concept to Speech Generation Systems, Madrid, Spain, July 11 (pp. 39-45)