CHAPTER I 1.0 INTRODUCTION Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer‚ and can be implemented in software or hardware. A text-to-speech (TTS) system converts normal language text into speech; other systems render symbolic linguistic representations like phonetic transcriptions into speech. The ultimate goal of text-to-speech synthesis is to convert ordinary orthographic text into an acoustic signal that
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are guaranteed many freedoms by their constitution. Freedom of speech is one of the most wonderful freedoms. Throughout history‚ great social reforms have begun when one person exercising his or her freedom of speech. With this same freedom‚ others have victimized and endangered entire groups of people for their uniqueness. Free speech has been a controversial topic for many years. There are both positive and negative sides of free speech. Some people want to protect it as a human right; while others
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Freedom of speech is being talked about often recently‚ but it is becoming limited more and more before our eyes. Some people think this is a good idea‚ others are not thinking it is a wise choice. There are two sides for everything and each side has its own evidence. It is starting to become an issue that needs to be addressed. A college student named‚ Robert Van Tuinen‚ was stopped in his tracks when he was passing out books of the US Constitution. The college student asked about his freedom to
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Freedom of Speech In this reading‚ Hentoff continues to examine how Americans repress each other on matters regarding freedom of speech. He argues that it is easy for Americans to support freedom of speech in general but the same people change tact when they are negatively affected by other individuals’ exercise of free speech. To demonstrate the rising level of attack on free expression‚ Hentoff gives the example of opposition to a march planned by the American Nazi Party through Skokie‚ an area
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B. If Sameer’s Speech is a Matter of Public Concern‚ Then the City’s Interests Outweigh Sameer’s Speech Interests Because Sameer’s Interests Resulted from Personal Dissatisfaction‚ and His Speech Was Disruptive and Inaccurate. C: Because Sameer’s post on Ms. Cruz’s social media did not constitute speech of public concern‚ further analysis is not required. However‚ even if the court found his speech to be on a matter of public concern‚ the City’s interest in efficiently operating and providing emergency
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Speech Communication 49 (2007) 861–873 www.elsevier.com/locate/specom Highly accurate children’s speech recognition for interactive reading tutors using subword units Andreas Hagen‚ Bryan Pellom *‚ Ronald Cole Center for Spoken Language Research‚ University of Colorado at Boulder‚ 1777 Exposition Drive‚ Suite #171‚ Boulder‚ CO 80301‚ USA Received 15 December 2005; received in revised form 20 February 2007; accepted 9 May 2007 Abstract Speech technology offers great promise in the field of automated
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To me‚ having the right of freedom of speech means that I can voice my opinion wherever and whenever I feel the urge to without the fear of being prosecuted. The United States would be in an extremely weak state if citizens did not have the right to freedom of speech. Without freedom of speech in our Bill of Rights‚ people could not necessarily stand up for what they believed in. I think that if a person has a valid point or even an unvalid point that they want to voice nothing should stand in their
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Jasmine Lunsford English 101-11 Composition 1 Kristin Inciardi Essay 2 Limitations on One ’s Rights and Freedom of Speech How many times have you wanted to express your honest opinion about an issue that concerns you‚ but you held back because you know in doing so it would lead to unwanted consequences? Many people question the First Amendment due to the fact that some people take advantage of it and use it for the wrong reason. The First Amendment allows you to speak your mind and express
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Yerevan State Linguistic University after V. Brusov COURSE PAPER THEME: IMPERATIVES AS DIRECT AND INDIRECT SPEECH ACTS Faculty: LIC Year: 3rd Group: tourism 1st Student: Nare Yeremyan Supervisor: Gayane Barseghyan Yerevan 2011 INTRODUCTION At present it has become quite obvious that a good amount of comprehension must be ascribed not to the rules of language‚ but to our ability to infer what the speaker’s intentions are in saying what he says. Linguists try to explain this
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the question on how offensive speech is different from offensive conduct‚ we must first determine what each is. The United States Supreme Court attempted to define offensive speech in Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire‚ 315 U.S. 568‚ (1942). In this case‚ the Supreme Court held that speech‚ which ordinary persons would know is likely to cause a fight‚ is offensive‚ and as such‚ it is not protected under the First Amendment (Michael‚ 2012). What this means is that any speech‚ which is intended to start a
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