An algorithm for the assignment of lexical stress in converting text to speech

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dc.contributor.authorUrbanczyk, Suzanne C.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-15T20:10:52Z
dc.date.available2024-08-15T20:10:52Z
dc.date.copyright1989en_US
dc.date.issued1989
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Linguisticsen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en
dc.description.abstractThis thesis describes the development and testing of an algorithm to assign main stress to English words. It has been developed for inclusion in a text- to- speech conversion system. Within the field of speech technology, the correct assignment of lexical stress is important in ensuring that the correct rules of prosody are applied to the speech output. Some of the problems associated with word stress in English have been addressed, including aspects of the morphological structure of English and a quantity- sensitive stress rule. The algorithm developed is as accurate or more accurate than other stress- assigning algorithms reported on in the literature. During the evaluation of the algorithm, some observations have been made that may have future implications for theories of lexical stress assignment for English.
dc.format.extent107 pages
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/19968
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.titleAn algorithm for the assignment of lexical stress in converting text to speechen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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