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 in the text or paragraph
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Well I’m sure it’s without a doubt that you all commonly believe it constitutes either a kind or category of text‚ but in actual fact does it really? Good morning Year 11. The prime focus of your studies during the HSC course next year‚ I’m going to discuss how the genre of crime fiction has extended through time‚ whereby a variety of notions and characteristics exhibited throughout a text may either reinforce‚ challenge or extend on genre parameters. So what is genre then? Although genre is quite
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In order to know what my crucible is the word needs to be understood. A crucible is a literary device in which a character is put through a series of trials. The character is pushed to their very limits. Their mettle is strengthened to become even stronger. My crucible is my first year of band camp when I was in 8th grade. As I tell the story‚ why this is my crucible will become very clear. Being in the high school band is something I take pride in. My first year being involved with the high
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life for guidance. It shows us what the first Christians believed. e) “Sacred texts were created by humans” The term Sacred is used to describe something that is special and connected to God and dedicated to a purpose‚ in Christianity the Bible is considered sacred text as it contains the word of God and gives Christians guidance. Some more liberal Christians may agree with this statements and state that sacred texts are ideas and symbolism of what God is like and that it is not exactly what God
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Today I’d like to talk about the issue of belonging and how it is represented in the two separate texts‚ Harper Lee’s 1960 novel ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ and Sojourner Truth’s famous speech‚ ‘Ain’t I a Woman’. In particular I want to argue that gender and ethnicity are relevant in both text and although they were written a while ago these text are still relevant for now because they are still issues that we face. To start off‚ what is Belonging? Belonging may be defined as being part or a group
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The meaning of The Crucible The definition from the dictionary of a “crucible” defines it as being: 1. “A severe test‚ as of patience or belief; a trial” ("cru∙ci∙ble”). It is well represented in the play because the whole story revolves around the witch trials. The witch trials were caused by Salem’s beliefs‚ based on the Christian religion. This religion clearly indicated that witches were not to be accepted in a Christian community. “There shall not be found among you any one that maketh
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Studying the prescribed texts The China Coin By Allan Baillie The Context The writer researched the background for this novel while travelling through China in 1989 and was in Beijing during the Tiananmen Square events. The novel’s historical context is centred on student protesters who were joined by ever increasing popular support and wanted democratic reforms and an end t o systemic corruption or ’guan xi’. The occupation of Tiananmen Square in Beijing by thousands o f students was
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individual’s relationship with a place‚ their perceptions of belonging can be influenced‚ if there is a positive connection between an individual and a place‚ they will belong‚ however if there was a negative connection in the past or in the present‚ they will not. The theme of isolation is greatly explored in the poem ‘St Pats college’ by Peter Skryznecki‚ as it shows that a negative connection to a place will result in a lack of belonging‚ whereas his other poem‚ ’10 Mary Street ‘explores the theme
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“What is a crucible?” Why does the author choose to name this play The Crucible? However‚ two definitions of the word can apply to the play The Crucible‚ which could mean “a severe test” or could also mean a piece of laboratory equipment used to heat chemical compounds to very high temperatures or to melt metal. The symbolism is very clear here because the village of Salem was actually a very strict community‚ which kind of ties in with a crucible because the people were accused of witchcraft in
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The Skewed Role of Women in The Crucible The outlook on gender roles in today’s advanced society is in drastic contrast to the views portrayed in The Crucible‚ set in Salem‚ Massachusetts‚ in 1692. The Crucible‚ written by Arthur Miller‚ depicts women as weak creatures‚ who are expected to submit to men‚ and whose only access to power is through dishonest means. None of the females in The Crucible possess extreme power‚ but the truthful‚ pure-hearted‚ and family oriented women seem to be even
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