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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Ten Tips to Improve your English Speaking Skills Posted on May 21st‚ 2010 The following 10 tips will help you to improve your English speaking skills and help you feel more confident when you talk. 1. Practice speaking with other people as much as possible. If possible try to practice in authentic speaking situations. Maybe you could join a club or organisation‚ to help you get more English speaking practice. 2. Practice speaking by yourself. You can practice speaking about a particular
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FIRST YEAR ENGLISH LAB MANUAL It is useful for JNT University Engineering Students. PREPARED BY DEPT. OF ENGLISH JOGINPALLY B.R ENGINEERING COLLEGE Yenkapally (v)‚ moinabad (m)‚ R.R. Dist UNIT-I PHONETICS INTRODUCTION: Language has a very important social purpose‚ because it is mainly used for linguistic communication. Linguistics is a systematic study of language. Phonetics is a branch of linguistics
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Along with using a phonetic or traditional-motor approach during intervention‚ it may also be appropriate to use auditory input therapy. According to Bowen (2011)‚ this type of therapy can be used with very young children as long as their parents or caretakers are involved as well. It includes minimal meaningful contrast therapy and metalinguistic activities. For example‚ this therapy would contain interesting games and activities where the child is exposed to several repetitions of particular
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Phonological awareness is the ability to attend explicitly to the phonological structure of spoken words. Failure to develop an adequate vocabulary‚ understanding of print concepts‚ or phonological awareness during the early (preschool) years constitutes some risks for reading difficulties. Phonological awareness skills are believed to be predictive of a child’s ease in learning to read. More than 20 percent of student’s struggle with some aspects phonological awareness‚ while 8-10 percent exhibit
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Subject : English Language Class : Year 3 Date : Time : 08.20 - 09.20 a‚m (1 hour) No. of pupils : 20 pupils Focus : Listening and Speaking Theme : World of Knowledge Topic : Fruits Skills : 1.2.1 Listen to and repeat the pronunciation of two-syllable words. 2.1.2 Pronounce two-syllable words correctly. 3.4.1 Read aloud words and phrases. 4.1.1 Write words‚ phrases and sentences in clear legible print. Learning outcomes : By the end of the lesson‚ pupils will
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Assignment 1 - Article Summary In their article‚ “the roles of tonal and segmental information in Mandarin spoken word recognition: an eyetracking study”‚ Malins and Joanisse investigate how suprasegmental features affect on-line auditory word perception. Current speech perception models have fallen short in accounting for suprasegmental features because all have been based on Indo-European languages. In this study‚ Malins and Joanisse extend the potential of suprasegmental features by examining
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My English study By Zheng Caiyun A Thesis submitted to the Department of English language in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the final examination Under the supervision of Professor Frank Taiyuan University of Technology June 2014 Contents Introduction 1. The first acquaintance with English in middle school—detestation of English study 1.1 Difficulties of English pronunciation 1.1.1 Phonemic and phonological distinction between English and
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Language Analysis Sheet – Vocabulary 1. Word / phrase: Company Teaching Pronunciation (phonemes‚ stress): Three syllables. Company- stress on the first syllable; [ˈkʌmpənɪ] Anticipated problems with pronunciation: Stress on the wrong syllable; Pronounce first syllable with “o” sound. Solution(s): Drill the word in the form 2-2-1 Form (Part(s) of speech‚ collocation‚ (ir)regularity): Part of speech – Noun. Anticipated problems with form: Ss might think that the word should be written
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English Controlled Assessment The English language‚ although used by almost all across the United Kingdom‚ has been mutated and altered in so many ways that sometimes we cannot even understand it ourselves. One of the main factors that affects our understanding of the language is one’s regional accent. Although most words and phrases will be comprehensible some phonetics may have changed so much that all we can do is hope that the context of what has been said makes sense in order for us to ‘fill
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