diff --git a/dictsource/cs_list b/dictsource/cs_list
index 15439c9e..47ec618c 100644
--- a/dictsource/cs_list
+++ b/dictsource/cs_list
@@ -185,25 +185,25 @@ si       $u
 
 
 // Prepositions
-// the $alt2 prepositions should also be included in cs_rules
+// the $combine prepositions should also be included in cs_rules
 // as prefixes, so "na-" (for example) is removed from the combined
 // word before the pronuciation of the main word is determined.
 
-skrz     $u $brk $alt2    // though
+skrz     $u $brk $combine    // though
 skrze    $u $pause        // through
-pro      $u $pause $alt2  // for
-na       $u $brk $alt2    // to/for/on
-o        $u $pause $alt2  // around/about
-při      $u $pause $alt2  // into,in,around
+pro      $u $pause $combine  // for
+na       $u $brk $combine    // to/for/on
+o        $u $pause $combine  // around/about
+při      $u $pause $combine  // into,in,around
 v        v_ $brk          // in
-po       $u $pause $alt2  // after,around
-za       $u $pause $alt2  // behind
-před     $u $pause $alt2  // in front of
+po       $u $pause $combine  // after,around
+za       $u $pause $combine  // behind
+před     $u $pause $combine  // in front of
 mezi     $pause           // between
-pod      $u $pause $alt2  // below
+pod      $u $pause $combine  // below
 pode     $u $pause        // below
 s        s_ $pause        // with
-nad      $u $pause $alt2  // above
+nad      $u $pause $combine  // above
 nade     $u $pause        // above
 
 k        $brk             // towards
@@ -213,16 +213,16 @@ naproti  $pause           // opposite
 
 během    $pause           // during
 podle    $pause           // according to
-dle      $u $pause $alt2  // along
+dle      $u $pause $combine  // along
 vedle    $pause           // beside
 kolem    $pause           // around
 okolo    $pause           // around
-do       $u $brk $alt2    // to
-od       $u $brk $alt2    // away from
+do       $u $brk $combine    // to
+od       $u $brk $combine    // away from
 ode      $u $brk          // away from
 z        s_ $brk          // out of/from
-ze       $u $brk $alt2    // out of/from
-bez      $pause $alt2     // without
+ze       $u $brk $combine    // out of/from
+bez      $pause $combine     // without
 beze     $pause           // without
 místo    $pause           // instead of
 
diff --git a/dictsource/dict_phonemes b/dictsource/dict_phonemes
index aa403e6c..7ab0b3bc 100644
--- a/dictsource/dict_phonemes
+++ b/dictsource/dict_phonemes
@@ -39,13 +39,12 @@ v2   w    x    z
 
 Dictionary jbo_dict
 
-@    @-   a    aI   aU   e    eI   i    
-l-   o    oI   r-   u    
+@    a    aI   aU   e    eI   i    l-   
+o    oI   r-   u    
 
-*    -    b    d    dZ   f    g    h    
-j    k    l    m    n    N    p    R    
-s    S    t    tS   v    w    x    z    
-Z    
+-    b    d    dZ   f    g    h    j    
+k    l    m    n    N    p    R    s    
+S    t    tS   v    w    x    z    Z    
 
 
 Dictionary hu_dict
diff --git a/dictsource/en_list b/dictsource/en_list
index f6623593..c436032a 100644
--- a/dictsource/en_list
+++ b/dictsource/en_list
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ irc	$abbrev
 lbs	paUndz
 LBS	$abbrev
 ltd	lImI2tI2d
-mc	m@k  $alt2   // combine with the following word
+mc	m@k  $combine   // combine with the following word
 ny	$abbrev
 oem	$abbrev
 ok	$abbrev
diff --git a/dictsource/fr_rules b/dictsource/fr_rules
index 67c28379..74068885 100755
--- a/dictsource/fr_rules
+++ b/dictsource/fr_rules
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 
 // 2006-11-18  Gilles Casse  <gcasse@oralux.org>
 //
-// Updated: 2009-10-09 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
+// Updated: 2009-10-15 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
 //
 
 // Letter classes:
@@ -623,7 +623,8 @@ p)	ès (_	Es
 		gg          g		// agglomérer
 	ai)	gni         n^		// craignions châtaignier
 		gn          n^		// agneau
-		gn (ie         n		// comagnie
+		gn (ie         n		// compagnie
+dia)	g (no	g
 	_quatrevin) gts (_  z2
 
 	vin) 	gt (_A      t 		// liaison: vingt ans
diff --git a/dictsource/hu_list b/dictsource/hu_list
index 2ae99548..9838f346 100755
--- a/dictsource/hu_list
+++ b/dictsource/hu_list
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ noha      $u $pause  // even thought
 
 
 // Negative
-nem       $alt2 $strend
+nem       $u $combine $strend
 ne        $u+
 
 e         $u          // "-e" question
diff --git a/dictsource/hu_rules b/dictsource/hu_rules
index 7448fa85..e25cfa13 100644
--- a/dictsource/hu_rules
+++ b/dictsource/hu_rules
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@
 
 .group á
         á          a:
-     @) ában (_S4  a:bAn
-     @) ának (_S4  a:nAk
-     @) ától (_S4  a:to:l
+     @) ában (_S4q a:bAn
+     @) ának (_S4q a:nAk
+     @) ától (_S4q a:to:l
 
 .group b
         b          b
@@ -38,9 +38,10 @@
     ar) csz (e     ts
 harmin) c          ts
   anar) ch (i      C
+ balda) ch (in     C
 hierar) ch (i      C
     me) ch (a      C
-    te) ch (n      C
+    te) ch         C
   pszi) ch         C
   pszy) ch         C
    mün) ch (en     C
@@ -73,29 +74,27 @@ hierar) ch (i      C
 
      _) church     tSYR2tS
 
-
 .group d
         d          d
         dd         d:
         dts        tS:
         dt         t:
+        dtszé      t:se:
   apró) d (sz      d
-     a) dsz        ts:
+        dsz (_S3   ts:
  beszé) d (szin    d
  cselé) d          d
-  enge) dsz        ts:
-engedelmeske) dsz  ts:
   fogó) dz (kod    ts
 fenyegető) dz      z
    föl) d (sánc    d
-  hazu) dsz        ts:
     ha) d (járat   d
     ha) d (sor     d
    hor) d (szék    d
 harapó) dz         z
-  mara) dsz        ts:
+himbáló) dz        z
     pa) d (sor     d
-    tu) dsz        ts:
+   ren) d (sza     d
+    va) d (sző     d
   kére) dz         ts
 mentegető) dz      z
         dz         dz
@@ -107,7 +106,13 @@ mentegető) dz      z
      A) ds (A      tS:
         dsz        ts
         dsz (C     ts
-     A) dsz (A     ts:
+        dsz (a     ds
+     a) dsz (A     ts:
+     e) dsz (A     ts:
+     o) dsz (A     ts:
+     a) dsz (í     ds
+     é) dsz        ds
+     ó) dsz        ts:
         dz         dz
      C) dzs        dZ
      A) dzs (A     dZ:
@@ -115,6 +120,9 @@ mentegető) dz      z
      A) dj (A      J:
         dj         J:
    min) dny        n^
+    ná) d          d
+    ná) dd         d:
+
 
 
 .group e
@@ -126,9 +134,9 @@ mentegető) dz      z
 .group é
         é          e:
         éi (é      e::i:
-     @) ében (_S4  e:bEn
-     @) ének (_S4  e:nEk
-     @) étől (_S4  e:tY:l
+     @) ében (_S4q e:bEn
+     @) ének (_S4q e:nEk
+     @) étől (_S4q e:tY:l
 
 .group ë
         ë          Y
@@ -164,13 +172,9 @@ _minde) gy (ik     J:
 
      _) goethe     gY:tE
      _) goethé     gY:te:
-    me) g (gyú     g
-    me) g (győz    g
-    me) g (gyil    g
-    me) g (gyű     g
-    me) g (gyász   g
-    me) g (gyűr    g
+    me) g (gy      g
     le) g (gy      g
+ orszá) g (gyűlés  g
 
 .group h
         h          h
@@ -185,13 +189,15 @@ _minde) gy (ik     J:
         í          i:
         íts        i:tS:
   fesz) ítsd       i:tSd
+  ford) ítsd       i:tSd
+semmis) ítsd       i:tSd
 bizony) ítsd       i:tSd
 
 .group j
         j          j
-     @) jában (_S5 ja:bAn
-     @) jának (_S5 ja:nAk
-     @) jától (_S5 ja:to:l
+     @) jában (_S5q ja:bAn
+     @) jának (_S5q ja:nAk
+     @) jától (_S5q ja:to:l
      _) javíts     jAvi:tS:
      _) javítsd    jAvi:tSd
 
@@ -199,12 +205,12 @@ bizony) ítsd       i:tSd
 .group k
         k          k
         kk         k:
-        kk (C      kk
+        kk (C      k:
      _) köztársaság k'Ysta:R2SASa:g
         központ    kYspont
-
+        központj   kYsponc
      _) köz        kYz
-     _) község     kYSSe:g
+        község     kYSSe:g
         készség    ke:SSe:g
      _) kétség     ke:tS:e:g
 
@@ -251,10 +257,10 @@ szamue) ly         lli
         nj         n^n^
         nyj        n^n^
 
-     _) nem (-     n,Em      // has $alt2 attribute in hu_list, combine with the next word
+     _) nem (-     n,Em      // has $combine attribute in hu_list, combine with the next word
     me) nny (ország n^
     me) nny (d     n^
-
+   ajá) nlj        j:
 
 
 .group o
@@ -301,6 +307,7 @@ szamue) ly         lli
         ssz        ss2
         szts       stS:
         sztsze     stsE
+
   föld) s (ánc     S
         s (színű   S
    hel) s (inki    z
@@ -329,6 +336,8 @@ _nyílá) s          S
 liszte) szs (ák    SZ
  pénze) s          S
   rend) sz (er     s:
+robbaná) s         S
+robbaná) ss        S:
 
 
 .group t
@@ -338,15 +347,18 @@ liszte) szs (ák    SZ
         t          t
         tc         ts:
         tt         t:
-     @) tól (_S3   to:l
-     @) től (_S3   tY:l
+        ttk        t:k
+     @) tól (_S3q  to:l
+     @) től (_S3q  tY:l
         tt (C      tt
         ttn        t:n
         ttr        t:R2
         ty         c
 //     s) ty       c:    //
 //     z) ty       c:    // keztyű
-        ttj        tc:
+        ts (_S2    tS        //general rule with word end of ts letters
+        tsü        tSy
+        ttj        c:
         tty        c:
    apá) ts (ág     tS:
 becsüle) t         t
@@ -358,13 +370,15 @@ becsüle) tt        t:
   ezüs) tt         t:
    éle) t          t
    éle) tt         t:
- felej) ts         tS
  gyapo) t          t
  gyapo) tt         t:
  gráni) t          t
  gráni) tt         t:
-    já) tsz (ani   ts:
+    já) tsz        ts:
+    já) tssz       ts:
         tsz        ts:
+kegyele) t         t
+kegyele) tt        t:
  szorí) ts (a      tS:
    ürí) ts (e      tS:
   mula) ts         tS:
@@ -387,6 +401,7 @@ becsüle) tt        t:
      C) tj         c
      A) tj (A      c:
      C) tyj        c
+        ttyj       c:
      A) tyj (A     c:
 
    _ka) ty (n      ti
@@ -407,8 +422,8 @@ vörösmar) ty       ti
    dön) ts (ön     tS
 folyama) t (jel    t
     hi) t (sze     t
-kattin) ts         tS
-  kiál) ts         tS
+    hi) t (szó     t
+ korlá) tj (ára    c:
   köve) ts (ég     tS:
         t (jel     t         //need this general rule when any not added word contains the tjel part
    kür) t          t
@@ -416,7 +431,6 @@ kattin) ts         tS
    kür) t (jel     t
  küldö) ttj        c:
   neve) ts (ég     tS:
-    on) ts (u      tS
      o) tt         t:
   szen) t (szék    t
    szé) t          t
@@ -424,13 +438,10 @@ kattin) ts         tS
  szöve) ts (ég     tS:
   söté) ts (ég     tS:
   sajá) ts (ág     tS:
-
-pillan) ts         tS
-
-   tar) ts         tS
      á) t (sor     t
      á) t (sé      t
-    (á) t (sze     t
+     á) t (sze     t
+     á) t (sug     t
      á) t (suh     t
      á) t (sur     t
     ne) t (c       t
@@ -518,6 +529,7 @@ lefeje) z (ték     s
     mé) zc (sz     z
   nehé) z (sé      S
    iga) zs (ág     SS
+   iga) z (szí     z
     ga) zs (ág     SS
    pén) z          z
    szá) z (sz      z
diff --git a/dictsource/jbo_list b/dictsource/jbo_list
index 660312c1..12b9b0a9 100644
--- a/dictsource/jbo_list
+++ b/dictsource/jbo_list
@@ -74,12 +74,12 @@ po'u	_;_pohu	$u
 goi	_;_goI	$u
 
 ija	_;_iZa		// should this series be unstressed?
-ijanai	_;_iZanaI
+ijanai	_;_iZan'aI
 ije	_;_iZe
 ije'i	_;_iZehi
 ijenai	_;_iZenaI
 ijo	_;_iZo
-ijonai	_;_iZonaI
+ijonai	_;_iZon'aI
 inaja	_;_inaZa
 
 to	_::to	$u	// start parenthesis, pause but don't raise intonation
@@ -90,3 +90,4 @@ boi	boI_::	$u
 vau	vaU_::	$u
 kei	keI_::	$u
 toi	toI_::	$u
+
diff --git a/dictsource/jbo_rules b/dictsource/jbo_rules
index 318e0948..e439cad6 100644
--- a/dictsource/jbo_rules
+++ b/dictsource/jbo_rules
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@
 .group r
 	r	r-  // syllabic
      A) r	R
-     C) r (A    @-*
 	r (A	R
 
 
diff --git a/dictsource/pl_list b/dictsource/pl_list
index faf92f7f..21c4b9f4 100644
--- a/dictsource/pl_list
+++ b/dictsource/pl_list
@@ -804,11 +804,11 @@ winegret	$3
 (ze mną) 	 z'EmnO~
 
 	
-// words marked with $alt2 are combined with word marked with $alt
+// words marked with $combine are combined with word marked with $alt
 // (used for 'nie' with single-syllable verbs)
 
-nie		$u $alt2
-ni		$u $alt2
+nie		$u $combine
+ni		$u $combine
 
 
 
diff --git a/dictsource/sk_list b/dictsource/sk_list
index b3d1475e..725bbec5 100644
--- a/dictsource/sk_list
+++ b/dictsource/sk_list
@@ -202,18 +202,18 @@ si       $u+            // reflexive
 ho  $u+
 
 // Prepositions
-o        o_ $u $brk $alt2
+o        o_ $u $brk $combine
 k        k  $brk         // at,on,to
 v        v_  $brk        // at,in,into
 z        z_  $brk        // from,of
-na       $u     $alt2    // at,for,into
-po       $pause $alt2    // about,after
-pod      $pause $alt2    // under
+na       $u     $combine    // at,for,into
+po       $pause $combine    // about,after
+pod      $pause $combine    // under
 s        s_ $pause       // with
-so       $pause $alt2    // with
-bezo     $pause $alt2    // without
-bez      $pause $alt2    // without
-pri      $pause $alt2    // about,beside,at
+so       $pause $combine    // with
+bezo     $pause $combine    // without
+bez      $pause $combine    // without
+pri      $pause $combine    // about,beside,at
 
 // Conjunctions
 a        $u $pause      // and
diff --git a/dictsource/sk_rules b/dictsource/sk_rules
index 7fb5e064..6993959f 100644
--- a/dictsource/sk_rules
+++ b/dictsource/sk_rules
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ _štipen) d (i        d
         n (íT    n
     @C) n (ej_   n
 
-     _) na (-P3  'na   // include $alt2 words as stressed prefixes
+     _) na (-P3  'na   // include $combine words as stressed prefixes
 
          n (ent    n
     _be) n (ef     n
diff --git a/dictsource/ta_list b/dictsource/ta_list
index 36cfdc38..31677b60 100644
--- a/dictsource/ta_list
+++ b/dictsource/ta_list
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ _dpt	_pul.l.i
 பங்கம்	$alt
 பீடி	$alt
 பீதி	$alt
+பம்பரம்	$alt
+பாதுஷா 	$alt
+பேகம்	$alt
 
 
 தானம்	$alt	// initial த as [d]
diff --git a/dictsource/ta_rules b/dictsource/ta_rules
index 9df78129..27f27dad 100644
--- a/dictsource/ta_rules
+++ b/dictsource/ta_rules
@@ -73,6 +73,9 @@
      _) க (ம்பீர	gV
      _) க (ந்தர்வ	gV
      _) க (ோவிந்த	g
+     _) க (ணே	gV
+
+
 
 	ங	NV
 	ங (B	N
@@ -166,7 +169,8 @@
      _) ப (காசுர	bV
      _) ப (ோஜ	b
      _) ப (தில	bV
-
+     _) ப (க்தி	bV
+     _) ப (ஜ	bV
 
 	ம	mV
 	ம (B	m
diff --git a/phsource/compile_report b/phsource/compile_report
index 086018ca..0fad5881 100644
--- a/phsource/compile_report
+++ b/phsource/compile_report
@@ -619,11 +619,13 @@ r3/r_u          [(u)] base
 r3/r_uvl        [r"] base
                 [R2] da
 r3/r_uvl.wav    [r"] base
+                [R] fr
+                [r] fr
+                [r/2] fr
                 [R2] da
 r3/rx           [*] base
                 [r/] base
                 [r/] af
-                [r/2] fr
                 [R] fr_ca
                 [r/] ru
                 [x] pt_pt
diff --git a/phsource/ph_french b/phsource/ph_french
index a6231f27..655c9dd4 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_french
+++ b/phsource/ph_french
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //====================================================
 //  French
 //====================================================
-// Updated 2009-10-07 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
+// Updated 2009-10-13 Michel Such  <michel.such@free.fr>
 
 phoneme (l)  virtual
 // Used for l and l/
@@ -463,18 +463,18 @@ phoneme p2 // silent unless followed by vowel
 endphoneme
 
 
-phoneme r // between vowels in a word
+phoneme r
   liquid uvl starttype (r) endtype (r)
   vowelin  f1=0  f2=1600 -300 300  f3=-200 80 len=20
   vowelout f1=2  f2=1600 -300 300  f3=-300 80
   length 100
   lengthmod 7
    beforenotvowel r/2
-  formants vwl_fr/r
+  formants vwl_fr/r+r3/r_uvl.wav%25
   after _ vwl_fr/_r
   after k vwl_fr/tr
   after p vwl_fr/tr
-  after t vwl_fr/tr
+  after t vwl_fr/tr+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
   after r/2 vwl_fr/_r
 endphoneme
 
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ phoneme R // First letter of a word
   length 100
   lengthmod 0
   beforenotvowel r/2
-  formants vwl_fr/_r2
+  formants vwl_fr/_r2+r3/r_uvl.wav%25
   after _ vwl_fr/_r
   after (a) vwl_fr/_r
   after (e) vwl_fr/_r
@@ -516,7 +516,13 @@ phoneme r/2   // variant of [r] when not preceding a vowel
   vowelout f1=2  f2=1600 -300 300  f3=-300 100
   length 100
   lengthmod 2
-  formants vwl_fr/r_+r3/rx%25
+  formants vwl_fr/r_
+  after (a) vwl_fr/r_+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
+  after (e) vwl_fr/r_+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
+  after (@) vwl_fr/r_+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
+  after (i) vwl_fr/r_+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
+  after (o) vwl_fr/r_+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
+  after (u) vwl_fr/r_+r3/r_uvl.wav%30
   before m   r3/r_n
   before n   r3/r_n
 endphoneme
diff --git a/phsource/ph_lojban b/phsource/ph_lojban
index 083a855c..19a742e7 100644
--- a/phsource/ph_lojban
+++ b/phsource/ph_lojban
@@ -4,13 +4,15 @@
 
 phoneme r-     // syllabic r, for lojban
   vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
+  unstressed
   length 220
   formants vowelr/r-voc
 endphoneme
 
-phoneme l-     // syllabuc l, for lojban
+phoneme l-     // syllabic l, for lojban
   vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
-  length 140
+  unstressed
+  length 170
   formants vwl_hi/l-voc
 endphoneme
 
diff --git a/phsource/vwl_fr/w_a b/phsource/vwl_fr/w_a
index 2aea95bb..4c6f3f3f 100755
Binary files a/phsource/vwl_fr/w_a and b/phsource/vwl_fr/w_a differ
diff --git a/src/compiledict.cpp b/src/compiledict.cpp
index 344868ee..7d6f8a23 100755
--- a/src/compiledict.cpp
+++ b/src/compiledict.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ MNEM_TAB mnem_flags[] = {
 	{"$double",    19},   // IT double the initial consonant of next word
 	{"$alt",       20},   // use alternative pronunciation
 	{"$alt2",      21},
-	
+	{"$combine",   22},   // Combine with the next word
 
 	{"$max3",      27},   // limit to 3 repetitions
 	{"$brk",       28},   // a shorter $pause
diff --git a/src/dictionary.cpp b/src/dictionary.cpp
index 5aa138b5..c4a91ff3 100755
--- a/src/dictionary.cpp
+++ b/src/dictionary.cpp
@@ -1167,6 +1167,17 @@ void SetWordStress(Translator *tr, char *output, unsigned int &dictionary_flags,
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case 10:  // penultimate, but final if only 1 or 2 syllables
+		if(stressed_syllable == 0)
+		{
+			if(vowel_count < 4)
+			{
+				vowel_stress[vowel_count - 1] = 4;
+				max_stress = 4;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		// drop through to next case
 	case 2:
 		// a language with stress on penultimate vowel
 
diff --git a/src/setlengths.cpp b/src/setlengths.cpp
index fee14b66..493642ea 100755
--- a/src/setlengths.cpp
+++ b/src/setlengths.cpp
@@ -116,6 +116,11 @@ void SetSpeed(int control)
 	wpm = embedded_value[EMBED_S];
 	if(control == 2)
 		wpm = embedded_value[EMBED_S2];
+
+	if(voice->speed_percent > 0)
+	{
+		wpm = (wpm * voice->speed_percent)/100;
+	}
 	wpm2 = wpm;
 
 	if(wpm > 369) wpm = 369;
@@ -561,7 +566,7 @@ void CalcLengths(Translator *tr)
 			if((len = tr->stress_lengths[stress]) == 0)
 				len = tr->stress_lengths[6];
 
-			length_mod = (length_mod * len)/128;
+			length_mod = length_mod * len;
 
 			if(p->tone_ph != 0)
 			{
@@ -581,6 +586,14 @@ void CalcLengths(Translator *tr)
 				length_mod = length_mod * (256 + (280 - len)/3)/256;
 			}
 
+			if(length_mod > tr->langopts.max_lengthmod*speed1)
+			{
+				//limit the vowel length adjustment for some languages
+				length_mod = (tr->langopts.max_lengthmod*speed1);
+			}
+
+			length_mod = length_mod / 128;
+
 if(p->type != phVOWEL)
 {
 	length_mod = 256;   // syllabic consonant
diff --git a/src/synthdata.cpp b/src/synthdata.cpp
index 584d5eb5..645f1f71 100755
--- a/src/synthdata.cpp
+++ b/src/synthdata.cpp
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 #include "translate.h"
 #include "wave.h"
 
-const char *version_string = "1.41.17  15.Oct.09";
-const int version_phdata  = 0x014100;
+const char *version_string = "1.41.18  19.Oct.09";
+const int version_phdata  = 0x014118;
 
 int option_device_number = -1;
 
diff --git a/src/synthesize.cpp b/src/synthesize.cpp
index 97c24c7d..f8edb195 100755
--- a/src/synthesize.cpp
+++ b/src/synthesize.cpp
@@ -1275,11 +1275,7 @@ int Generate(PHONEME_LIST *phoneme_list, int *n_ph, int resume)
 			}
 			else
 			{
-//				if((prev->type != phVOWEL) && ((prev->ph->phflags & phVOICED)==0) && ((next->ph->phflags & phVOICED)==0))
-//					DoSpect(p->ph,prev->ph,phoneme_tab[phonPAUSE_SHORT],2,p,0);
-//				else
 					DoSpect(p->ph,prev->ph,phoneme_tab[phonPAUSE],2,p,0);
-//				DoSpect(p->ph,prev->ph,next->ph,2,p,0);
 			}
 			break;
 
diff --git a/src/tr_languages.cpp b/src/tr_languages.cpp
index d2907b23..1fc9d222 100644
--- a/src/tr_languages.cpp
+++ b/src/tr_languages.cpp
@@ -146,8 +146,9 @@ static Translator* NewTranslator(void)
 		tr->stress_lengths[ix] = stress_lengths2[ix];
 	}
 	memset(&(tr->langopts),0,sizeof(tr->langopts));
+	tr->langopts.max_lengthmod = 500;
 
-	tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+	tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 	tr->langopts.unstressed_wd1 = 1;
 	tr->langopts.unstressed_wd2 = 3;
 	tr->langopts.param[LOPT_SONORANT_MIN] = 95;
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			static const short stress_lengths_af[8] = {170,140, 220,220,  0, 0, 250,270};
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_af,NULL);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 0x30;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_DIERESES] = 1;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_PREFIXES] = 1;
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_bn,stress_amps_bn);
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x10004;   // use 'diminished' for unstressed final syllable
 			tr->letter_bits_offset = OFFSET_BENGALI;
 			SetIndicLetters(tr);   // call this after setting OFFSET_BENGALI
@@ -299,7 +300,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[14];   // ISO-8859-14
 //			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 //			tr->langopts.intonation_group = 4;
 
 			// 'diminished' is an unstressed final syllable
@@ -320,7 +321,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			static const short stress_lengths_da[8] = {160,140, 200,200, 0,0, 220,210};
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_da,NULL);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_SWAP_TENS | NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED | NUM_ORDINAL_DOT | NUM_1900;
 		}
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 	case L('d','e'):
 		{
 			static const short stress_lengths_de[8] = {150,130, 200,200,  0, 0, 260,275};
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.word_gap = 0x8;   // don't use linking phonemes
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 0x30;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_PREFIXES] = 1;
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			static const short stress_lengths_en[8] = {182,140, 220,220, 0,0, 248,275};
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_en,NULL);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_ROMAN | NUM_1900;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_COMBINE_WORDS] = 2;       // allow "mc" to cmbine with the following word
 		}
@@ -378,7 +379,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			SetLetterBits(tr,LETTERGP_Y,el_fvowels);    // front vowels: ε η ι υ
 
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x6;  // mark unstressed final syllables as diminished
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd1 = 0;
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd2 = 2;
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 
 			tr->langopts.word_gap = 1;
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 2;
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x6 | 0x10; 
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd1 = 3;
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd2 = 2;
@@ -429,7 +430,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_es,stress_amps_es);
 
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 
 			// stress last syllable if it doesn't end in vowel or "s" or "n"
 			// 'diminished' is an unstressed final syllable
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			static const short stress_lengths_eu[8] = {200, 200,  200, 200,  0, 0,  210, 230};  // very weak stress
 			static const unsigned char stress_amps_eu[8] = {16,16, 18,18, 18,18, 18,18 };
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_eu,stress_amps_eu);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 1;  // ?? second syllable ??
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2L;  // ?? second syllable ??
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_SINGLE_STRESS + NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_AND_UNITS | NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED | NUM_VIGESIMAL;
 		}
 		break;
@@ -479,7 +480,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_fi,stress_amps_fi);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x56;  // move secondary stress from light to a following heavy syllable
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_DOUBLING] = 1;
 			tr->langopts.long_stop = 130;
@@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			static const unsigned char stress_amps_fr[8] = {18,16, 20,20, 20,22, 22,21 };
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_fr,stress_amps_fr);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 3;      // stress on final syllable
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1R;      // stress on final syllable
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x0024;  // don't use secondary stress
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_LENGTHEN] = 1;    // remove lengthen indicator from unstressed syllables
 
@@ -508,14 +509,6 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 		}
 		break;
 
-#ifdef deleted
-	case L('g','a'):    // Irish Gaelic
-		{
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 1;
-		}
-		break;
-#endif
-
 	case L('h','i'):    // Hindi
 	case L('n','e'):    // Nepali
 	case L('p','a'):    // Punjabi
@@ -556,7 +549,7 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 				SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_hr,stress_amps_hr);
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[2];   // ISO-8859-2
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x10;  
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_REGRESSIVE_VOICING] = 0x3;
  			tr->langopts.max_initial_consonants = 5;
@@ -582,12 +575,12 @@ Translator *SelectTranslator(const char *name)
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[2];   // ISO-8859-2
 
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 0x20;
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x8036;
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd1 = 2;
 //			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_REGRESSIVE_VOICING] = 0x4;  // don't propagate over word boundaries
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_DOUBLING] = 1;
-			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_COMBINE_WORDS] = 99;  // combine some prepositions with the following word
+//			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_COMBINE_WORDS] = 9;  // combine some prepositions with the following word
 
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_ALLOW_SPACE | NUM_DFRACTION_5 | NUM_ROMAN | NUM_ROMAN_ORDINAL | NUM_ROMAN_CAPITALS | NUM_ORDINAL_DOT | NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED;
 			tr->langopts.min_roman = 1;
@@ -605,7 +598,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 				0x40,0x41,0x42,0x43,0x44,0x45,0x46,0x47,0x49,0x4a,0x4b,0x4c,0x4d,0x4e,0x4f,0x50,0x51,0x52,0x53,0x54,0x56,0};
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_hy,NULL);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 3;  // default stress on final syllable
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1R;  // default stress on final syllable
 
 			tr->letter_bits_offset = OFFSET_ARMENIAN;
 			memset(tr->letter_bits,0,sizeof(tr->letter_bits));
@@ -623,7 +616,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			static const unsigned char stress_amps_id[8] = {16,18, 18,18, 20,22, 22,21 };
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_id,stress_amps_id);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_ALLOW_SPACE | NUM_ROMAN;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x6 | 0x10; 
 			tr->langopts.accents = 2;  // "capital" after letter name
@@ -636,7 +629,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			static const wchar_t is_lettergroup_B[] = {'c','f','h','k','p','t','x',0xfe,0};  // voiceless conants, including 'þ'  ?? 's'
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_is,NULL);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x10;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_IT_LENGTHEN] = 0x11;    // remove lengthen indicator from unstressed vowels
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_REDUCE] = 2;
@@ -659,7 +652,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_it,stress_amps_it);
 
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x10 | 0x20000; 
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 1;
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd1 = 2;
@@ -681,12 +674,13 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			static const wchar_t jbo_punct_within_word[] = {'.',',','\'',0x2c8,0};  // allow period and comma within a word, also stress marker (from LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD)
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_jbo,NULL);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 0x20c;  // pause before a word which starts with a vowel, or after a word which ends in a consonant
 //			tr->langopts.word_gap = 1;
 			tr->punct_within_word = jbo_punct_within_word;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_CAPS_IN_WORD] = 2;  // capitals indicate stressed syllables
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
+			tr->langopts.max_lengthmod = 368;
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -725,7 +719,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 	case L('l','a'):  //Latin
 		{
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[4];   // ISO-8859-4, includes a,e,i,o,u-macron
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x20;
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd1 = 0;
 			tr->langopts.unstressed_wd2 = 2;
@@ -742,7 +736,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_lv,stress_amps_lv);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.spelling_stress = 1;
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[4];   // ISO-8859-4
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED | NUM_DFRACTION_4 | NUM_ORDINAL_DOT;
@@ -761,7 +755,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[5];   // ISO-8859-5
 			tr->letter_groups[0] = vowels_cyrillic;
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 4;   // antipenultimate
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_3R;   // antipenultimate
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_AND_UNITS | NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED | NUM_DFRACTION_2;
 			tr->langopts.numbers2 = 0x8a;  // variant numbers before thousands,milliards
 		}
@@ -772,7 +766,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 		{
 			static const short stress_lengths_nl[8] = {160,135, 210,210,  0, 0, 260,280};
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 1;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_DIERESES] = 1;
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_PREFIXES] = 1;
@@ -788,7 +782,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			static const short stress_lengths_no[8] = {160,140, 200,200, 0,0, 220,210};
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_no,NULL);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_ALLOW_SPACE | NUM_1900 + NUM_ORDINAL_DOT;
 		}
@@ -800,8 +794,8 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			static const short stress_lengths_om[8] = {200,200, 200,200, 0,0, 200,200};
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_om,stress_amps_om);
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
-			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 2 + NUM_SWAP_TENS | NUM_THOUS_SPACE | NUM_NOPAUSE;  //??
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
+			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x16 + 0x80000;
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -813,7 +807,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_pl,stress_amps_pl);
 
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[2];   // ISO-8859-2
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x6;  // mark unstressed final syllables as diminished
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_REGRESSIVE_VOICING] = 0x8;
  			tr->langopts.max_initial_consonants = 7; // for example: wchrzczony :)
@@ -832,7 +826,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_pt,stress_amps_pt);
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 3;        // stress on final syllable
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1R;        // stress on final syllable
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x6 | 0x10 | 0x20000; 
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_DFRACTION_2 | NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_AND_UNITS | NUM_ROMAN;
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
@@ -848,7 +842,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_ro,stress_amps_ro);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x100 + 0x6;
 
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[2];   // ISO-8859-2
@@ -863,7 +857,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 	case L('r','w'):   // Kiryarwanda
 		{
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x16;
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
 
@@ -880,7 +874,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_sk,stress_amps_sk);
 			tr->charset_a0 = charsets[2];   // ISO-8859-2
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 0x16;  
 			tr->langopts.param[LOPT_REGRESSIVE_VOICING] = 0x3;
  			tr->langopts.max_initial_consonants = 5;
@@ -889,7 +883,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED | NUM_DFRACTION_2 | NUM_ROMAN;
 			tr->langopts.numbers2 = 0x100;
-			tr->langopts.thousands_sep = 0;   //no thousands separator
+			tr->langopts.thousands_sep = STRESSPOSN_1L;   //no thousands separator
 			tr->langopts.decimal_sep = ',';
 
 			if(name2 == L('c','s'))
@@ -911,7 +905,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_sq,stress_amps_sq);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x16 + 0x100; 
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_AND_UNITS | NUM_DFRACTION_4;
@@ -926,7 +920,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			static const short stress_lengths_sv[8] = {160,135, 220,220, 0,0, 250,280};
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_sv,stress_amps_sv);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			SetLetterVowel(tr,'y');
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_SINGLE_STRESS + NUM_DECIMAL_COMMA | NUM_ALLOW_SPACE | NUM_1900;
 			tr->langopts.accents = 1;
@@ -942,7 +936,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
 
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 1;
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 2;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_2R;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x6 | 0x10; 
 
 			tr->langopts.numbers = NUM_AND_UNITS | NUM_HUNDRED_AND | NUM_SINGLE_AND | NUM_OMIT_1_HUNDRED;
@@ -961,7 +955,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_ta,stress_amps_ta);
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags =  0x10004;   // use 'diminished' for unstressed final syllable
 			tr->langopts.break_numbers = 0x24a8;  // 1000, 100,000  10,000,000 
 
@@ -1045,7 +1039,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_vi,stress_amps_vi);
 			tr->langopts.length_mods0 = tr->langopts.length_mods;  // don't lengthen vowels in the last syllable
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 0;
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1L;
 			tr->langopts.word_gap = 0x21;   // length of a final vowel is less dependent on the next consonant, don't merge consonant with next word
 //			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 4;
 			tr->letter_groups[0] = vowels_vi;
@@ -1064,7 +1058,7 @@ SetLengthMods(tr,3);  // all equal
 
 			SetupTranslator(tr,stress_lengths_zh,stress_amps_zh);
 
-			tr->langopts.stress_rule = 3;   // stress on final syllable of a "word"
+			tr->langopts.stress_rule = STRESSPOSN_1R;   // stress on final syllable of a "word"
 			tr->langopts.stress_flags = 2;          // don't automatically set diminished stress (may be set in the intonation module)
 			tr->langopts.vowel_pause = 0;
 			tr->langopts.tone_language = 1;   // Tone language, use  CalcPitches_Tone() rather than CalcPitches()
diff --git a/src/translate.cpp b/src/translate.cpp
index c982c4bf..2cd5c279 100755
--- a/src/translate.cpp
+++ b/src/translate.cpp
@@ -1448,7 +1448,7 @@ static int TranslateWord2(Translator *tr, char *word, WORD_TAB *wtab, int pre_pa
 			return(flags);
 		}
 
-		if((flags & FLAG_ALT2_TRANS) && ((sylimit = tr->langopts.param[LOPT_COMBINE_WORDS]) > 0))
+		if(flags & FLAG_COMBINE)
 		{
 			char *p2;
 			int ok = 1;
@@ -1456,6 +1456,8 @@ static int TranslateWord2(Translator *tr, char *word, WORD_TAB *wtab, int pre_pa
 			int c_word2;
 			char ph_buf[N_WORD_PHONEMES];
 
+			sylimit = tr->langopts.param[LOPT_COMBINE_WORDS];
+
 			// LANG=cs,sk
 			// combine a preposition with the following word
 			p2 = word;
@@ -1492,7 +1494,7 @@ static int TranslateWord2(Translator *tr, char *word, WORD_TAB *wtab, int pre_pa
 			{
 				*p2 = '-'; // replace next space by hyphen
 				flags = TranslateWord(translator, word, next_pause, wtab);  // translate the combined word
-				if(CountSyllables(p) > (sylimit & 0xf))
+				if((sylimit > 0) && (CountSyllables(p) > (sylimit & 0x1f)))
 				{
 					// revert to separate words
 					*p2 = ' ';
diff --git a/src/translate.h b/src/translate.h
index bb1ccacf..974a5f2f 100755
--- a/src/translate.h
+++ b/src/translate.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #define FLAG_DOUBLING      0x80000  // doubles the following consonant
 #define FLAG_ALT_TRANS    0x100000  // language specific
 #define FLAG_ALT2_TRANS   0x200000  // language specific
+#define FLAG_COMBINE      0x400000  // combine with the next word
 
 #define FLAG_MAX3       0x08000000  // limit to 3 repeats
 #define FLAG_PAUSE1     0x10000000  // shorter prepause
@@ -296,6 +297,14 @@ extern const int param_defaults[N_SPEECH_PARAM];
 #define LOPT_ALT  15
 
 
+// stress_rule
+#define STRESSPOSN_1L	0	// 1st syllable
+#define STRESSPOSN_2L	1	// 2nd syllable
+#define STRESSPOSN_2R	2	// penultimate
+#define STRESSPOSN_1R	3	// final syllable
+#define STRESSPOSN_3R	4	// antipenultimate
+
+
 typedef struct {
 // bits0-2  separate words with (1=pause_vshort, 2=pause_short, 3=pause, 4=pause_long 5=[?] phonemme)
 // bit 3=don't use linking phoneme
@@ -408,6 +417,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int listx;    // compile *_listx after *list
 	const unsigned int *replace_chars;      // characters to be substitutes
 	const char *ascii_language;  // switch to this language for Latin characters
+	int max_lengthmod;
 } LANGUAGE_OPTIONS;
 
 
diff --git a/src/voice.h b/src/voice.h
index ab69fa12..3f842c38 100644
--- a/src/voice.h
+++ b/src/voice.h
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ typedef struct {
 	int speedf2;
 	int speedf3;
 
+	int speed_percent;      // adjust the WPM speed by this percentage
 	int flutter;
 	int roughness;
 	int echo_delay;
diff --git a/src/voices.cpp b/src/voices.cpp
index 6b0620d8..ec3fcd48 100755
--- a/src/voices.cpp
+++ b/src/voices.cpp
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ enum {
 	V_MBROLA,
 	V_KLATT,
 	V_FAST,
+	V_SPEED,
 
 // these need a phoneme table to have been specified
 	V_REPLACE,
@@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ static keywtab_t keyword_tab[] = {
 	{"consonants", V_CONSONANTS},
 	{"klatt",      V_KLATT},
 	{"fast_test",  V_FAST},
+	{"speed",      V_SPEED},
 
 	// these just set a value in langopts.param[]
 	{"l_dieresis", 0x100+LOPT_DIERESES},
@@ -379,6 +381,7 @@ void VoiceReset(int tone_only)
 
 	voice->formant_factor = 256;
 
+	voice->speed_percent = 100;
 	voice->echo_delay = 0;
 	voice->echo_amp = 0;
 	voice->flutter = 64;
@@ -867,6 +870,10 @@ voice_t *LoadVoice(const char *vname, int control)
 			value = sscanf(p,"%d %d",&voice->consonant_amp, &voice->consonant_ampv);
 			break;
 
+		case V_SPEED:
+			sscanf(p,"%d",&voice->speed_percent);
+			break;
+
 		case V_MBROLA:
 			{
 				int srate = 16000;
@@ -911,6 +918,8 @@ voice_t *LoadVoice(const char *vname, int control)
 		new_translator = SelectTranslator(translator_name);
 	}
 
+	SetSpeed(1);   // for speed_percent
+
 	for(ix=0; ix<N_PEAKS; ix++)
 	{
 		voice->freq2[ix] = voice->freq[ix];