ABSTRACT In this paper we address the issue of pronunciation model- ing for conversational speech synthesis. We experiment with two different HMM topologies (fully connected state model and forward connected state model) for sub-phonetic model- ing to capture the deletion and insertion of sub-phonetic states during speech production process. We show that the experi- mented HMM topologies have higher log likelihood than the traditional 5-state sequential model. We also study the first and
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Have you ever wonder why a person chooses to go back to school? There are many reasons why a person chooses to go back to school‚ but I chose because of my family and friends who motivate me to do better for myself. In this paper‚ I will share my world and the people who motivate me. I will also share with you my plans for a better future and the goals that I will need to be completed in order to succeed. On a beautiful baby girl was born in the city of Sacramento‚ California. At the age of seven
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Running Head: FALLACIOUS WOMAN Fallacious Woman: An Analysis of Max Shulman’s Love is a Fallacy Robert de la Rosa South Texas College Ms. Laura Steinert English 1302.W06 October 21‚ 2008 Fallacious Woman: An Analysis of Max Shulman’s Love is a Fallacy Reading is a favorite past time of many people in the world. It has the power to transport the reader to other places and times that he might never be able to see. Reading can even take the reader to places
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Some examples of fallacies in this speech came about immediately in the beginning. Candidate Kane said “With one purpose only‚ to point out and make public the dishonesty‚ the downright villainy of Jim W Getty’s political machine.” Using this kind of fallacy put negativity in the audience’s mind about Getty. When the announcer welcomes Kane onto the stage he uses bias by announcing Kane as the next Governor of the state even before he was elected or won. Kane uses a rhetorical device when he says
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Pete and Donald are brothers who have little in common. Stable and successful Pete is a real estate agent in Santa Cruz. He has two daughters‚ a sailboat‚ and a great deal of money. Donald is something of a drifter‚ never keeping a job for long‚ often migrating from one religious commune to another. While Pete is at home in the world and looks healthy and comfortable‚ Donald is gaunt and obsessed with the fate of his soul. Pete seems to have taken after their parents‚ who are both dead. Like them
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anon AP English Logical Fallacies Example 1: Your family is crazy. Therefore you are crazy. This is an example of the logical fallacy‚ hasty generalizations. There is a interpretation of misleading information present within this statement. The arguer draws to a conclusion of insufficient evidence that suggests a person being crazy because his or her family is crazy. This is a false settlement of opinion and judgment. A person can’t inherit a duplicate personality because each person is
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Logical Fallacies used in an oldspice commercial‚ the man in the commercial uses old spice body wash and is a manly man. Therefor men who use old spice are manly men. The message in the commercial was to have a young man impress a young women when using a scent like old spice. But in reality it was meant to persuade the audience to want to buy old spice products and feel as confident and feel as amazing as the man in the commercial. In the volkswagen commercial‚ they gave the volkswagen a jamaican
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Aristotle once said‚ “Personal beauty is a greater recommendation than any letter of reference.” After thousands of years‚ this concept of beauty and its forthcoming advantages continues to hold. But first‚ what makes someone enjoyable to look at? There are some obvious and universal traits of beauty. According to Dina Spector‚ “High cheekbones‚ fuller lips‚ big eyes‚ and a thin chin are associated with sexiness in women‚ whereas a big jaw and broad chin are preferred in men. Smooth skin‚ shiny hair
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For each scene you read (with the exception of the really short ones)‚ you will choose one passage. This passage‚ or quote‚ should be significant to the scene as well as the larger play. Write the passage and identify who is speaking and to whom. Explain the significance of the scene and how it impacts the overall story. - Quote and who’s speaking to whom (5 points) asdlfkjlkfj - Significance to the scene and the rest of the play (5 points) - There are a total of 16 longer scenes @ 10 points
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Before this Earth existed‚ there was only water. It stretched as far as one could see‚ and in that water there were birds and animals swimming around. Far above‚ in the clouds‚ there was a Skyland. In that Skyland there was a great and beautiful tree. It had four white roots which stretched to each of the sacred directions‚ and from its branches all kinds of fruits and flowers grew. There was an ancient chief in theSkyland. His young wife was expecting a child‚ and one night she dreamed that she
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