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What is the main role of a text-to-speech system?
What is the main role of a text-to-speech system?
- To produce speech sounds from stored speech units
- To transcribe speech in a written form
- To design speaking machines
- To read text from the phonetic description of the written word (correct)
What do narrow phonetic transcriptions describe?
What do narrow phonetic transcriptions describe?
- Speech sounds from the stored speech units
- The details of speech in a written form (correct)
- The design of speaking machines
- Prosodic information of speech
What is the function of TTS systems?
What is the function of TTS systems?
- To produce speech sounds from stored speech units
- To read text from phonetic description (correct)
- To create speaking machines
- To transcribe speech from prosodic information
What is the aim of TTS synthesis?
What is the aim of TTS synthesis?
What is the presentation about in Week 8 and 9?
What is the presentation about in Week 8 and 9?
What does the narrow phonetic transcription use to describe speech?
What does the narrow phonetic transcription use to describe speech?
What is the main role of the NLP Engine for TTS Text-to-speech system?
What is the main role of the NLP Engine for TTS Text-to-speech system?
What are some applications of TTS synthesis mentioned in the text?
What are some applications of TTS synthesis mentioned in the text?
In what ways are TTS systems beginning to be applied?
In what ways are TTS systems beginning to be applied?
Who can benefit from a talking aid involving conversion of text to speech?
Who can benefit from a talking aid involving conversion of text to speech?
What is the purpose of the development of reading-machines for the blind mentioned in the text?
What is the purpose of the development of reading-machines for the blind mentioned in the text?
What is the main function of the Infovox text-to-speech system mentioned in the text?
What is the main function of the Infovox text-to-speech system mentioned in the text?
What is the role of HOMER II in the context of text-to-speech systems mentioned in the text?
What is the role of HOMER II in the context of text-to-speech systems mentioned in the text?
What is one of the potential uses of TTS as stated in the text?
What is one of the potential uses of TTS as stated in the text?
What is one advantage of TTS mentioned in the text?
What is one advantage of TTS mentioned in the text?
Which group benefits from HOMER II's voice-driven text-to-speech system?
Which group benefits from HOMER II's voice-driven text-to-speech system?