Pronunciation of Nouns in Text to Speech systems E.Veera Raghavendra‚ Lavanya Prahallad IIIT Hyderabad‚ India raghavendra@iiit.net‚ lavanyap@cmu.edu At present most speech synthesis systems use raw text as their input which is understandable from a human point of view but problematic for the machines since the process of converting text to speech is very complex; in this paper we discuss the need for having a specific SSML tag for each “mention” (1st occurrence‚ 2nd occurrence) of a proper noun
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offensive speech‚ like hate speech and bullying - online or in person - be restricted and prohibited? “On October 17‚ 2006‚ Megan Meir‚ a thirteen-year-old girl in Dardenne Prairie‚ Missouri‚ who had been diagnosed with attention deficit disorder and depression‚ committed suicide because of postings on MySpace‚ an Internet social networking site‚ saying she was a bad person‚ whom everyone hated and the world would be better off without” (John O. Hayward). Throughout the years offensive speech‚ like
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Like to Say? Free speech zones are designated places for public expression of one’s ideas‚ beliefs‚ or convictions regarding politics‚ religion‚ etc. primarily on college and university campuses. While colleges and universities have selected to incorporate these specific areas on their campuses for many years‚ not everyone supports the idea of the free speech zones. However‚ free speech zones are advantageous for a college campus. One advantageous reason for having a free speech zone on a college
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Oprah Winfrey Commencement Speech at Stanford University 2008 Oprah’s audience was very receptive of her mainly because she is a respected icon known all over America. The audience was a group of diverse faculty‚ staff‚ graduates‚ family and friends. When Oprah started her speech welcoming the audience‚ she gave them an icebreaker saying she wanted to let them in on a secret to personalize her speech. She lets the audience know that her god daughter Kirby attends Stanford and she is very proud
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Freedom of Speech Controversy surrounds the first amendment as many‚ including the government‚ try to suppress it. The first amendment consists of is that‚ “...Congress shall make no law responding an establishment of religion‚ or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech…” (U.S. constitution‚ Cornell University‚ December 15‚ 1791). The part that is going to be covered will be the Freedom of speech. Freedom of speech gives the people of America a voice and the power
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Education” is the primary advocate group for the removal of speech codes on college campuses‚ working to draw attention to the growing censorship problems and striving to repeal unconstitutional restrictions. FIRE was formed in order to “empower campus activists‚ reform restrictive policies‚ and inform the public about the state of rights on our campuses” (FIRE. N.p.‚ n.d. Web). The organization rates colleges yearly on their policies regarding free speech and assigns either a green‚ yellow‚ or red light correlating
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According to Singular’s Pocket Dictionary of Speech-Language Pathology “stuttering is an articulatory or phonatory problem that typically presents in childhood and is characterized by anxiety about the efficacy of spoken communication‚ along with forced‚ involuntary hesitation‚ duplication‚ and protraction of sounds and syllables.” Stuttering can be witnessed in the rate‚ pitch‚ inflection‚ and even facial expressions of a speaker. The cause of this problem is not set in stone‚ which leads to countless
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Freedom of Speech and Expression and Journalism Problems faced in the industry‚ and the solutions and guidelines to the problem. A report done by Ooi K.L Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman *Note: This is an undergraduate individual assignment report. It might not be the best report‚ yet it is still referable for other undergraduates who are doing the same subject area. ** This assignment was done for the subject UAMG 3063 - Communication Law in the third year of Degree in Public Relations under the
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Amendment of the United States Constitution‚ the Freedom of Speech is included which was created on December 15‚ 1791‚ as one of the ten amendments that constitute the Bill of Rights. The First Amendment also protects free exercise of religion‚ freedom of the press‚ the right to peacefully assemble‚ and the right to petition without fear of punishment. Being in the First Amendment signifies how vital the forefathers of America felt Freedom of Speech and the other rights were to make it the first of all
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Freedom of speech is a type of liberty right. As American‚ we have the rights to express our opinion. The sole purpose of freedom of speech is to provide truth to our audience. However‚ the way one would verbally express their opinion can come off to be offensive to others. There is a correct way to bring our points across and there is also an inappropriate way‚ which is more than likely seem to be hateful. Many countries use censorship‚ to control their people speech; As American we should be
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