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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Ladies and gentlemen of the jury. I am not going to say that I feel guilty for removing the Guardian from Revell’s body for the simple fact that I do not. I would like to point out to you that there was a man screaming in pain on my operating table. If you were in my position‚ with a man screaming in severe agony‚ would you help him? Or would you just leave him sitting there in complete horrific torture? I know that I couldn’t leave anybody there like that. All of the criminal acts he may have performed
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By the end of our twenties‚ most women have at least one stashed away in our closet. It’s that dress the bride assured us we would be able to wear again and again. And with each telling‚ it becomes more outrageous until even a simple‚ tasteful A-line transforms into an overwrought explosion of crinoline and enormous taffeta bows. Men generally escape slightly less scathed‚ provided that the groom doesn’t start mentioning the word ’retro’ while planning the groomsmen’s attire. Outwardly we grumble
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The stillness of the empty church shattered as fifteen-year-old MaryAnn Levin brushed her fingertip over the ivory organ key. The worn burgundy bench creaked as she sat upon it and poised her fingers over the keyboard. The eerie shrill from the organ resounded off of the creamy walls of Bethany Lutheran Church and the mellow tune of “His Eye is on the Sparrow” drifted around the vacant pews and over the crimson carpet.The words of the melody‚ which were singing in her heart‚ brought comfort to her
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I’d like to share with you one of the most interesting telephone calls that I’ve ever received. The phone rang‚ and I said hello. “Hi‚ are you sitting down?” I told that her that I was just leaving to have lunch with my husband. “Well‚ first let me say that everyone is alright” - Here’s a little 411 for those of you who haven’t had this experience‚ anytime someone calls you and begins the conversation with “Are you sitting down?” soon to be followed by “Well‚ first let me say that everyone
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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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