diff --git a/docs/dictionary.md b/docs/dictionary.md index cfd0883a..7d852949 100644 --- a/docs/dictionary.md +++ b/docs/dictionary.md @@ -48,29 +48,18 @@ marks and pauses), these are defined in the phoneme data file (_TODO_). The utility 'phonemes' are: -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **'** | primary stress | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **,** | secondary stress | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **%** | unstressed syllable | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **=** | put the primary stress on the | -| | preceding syllable | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\_:** | short pause | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\_** | a shorter pause | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **||** | indicates a word boundary within a | -| | phoneme string | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ -| **|** | can be used to separate two adjacent | -| | characters, to prevent them from | -| | being considered as a | -| | multi-character phoneme mnemonic | -+-----------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol | Description +--------- | ------------- +**'** | primary stress +**,** | secondary stress +**%** | unstressed syllable +**=** | put the primary stress on the preceding syllable +**\_:** | short pause +**\_** | a shorter pause +**\|\|** | indicates a word boundary within a phoneme string +**\|** | can be used to separate two adjacent characters, to prevent them from being considered as a multi-character phoneme mnemonic + It is not necessary to specify the stress of every syllable. Stress markers are only needed in order to change the effect of the language's default stress rule. @@ -100,26 +89,21 @@ repeated until all the letters of the word have been processed. The rules are organized in groups, each starting with a ".group" line: -**.group \** +* **.group \** + A group for each letter or character. -> A group for each letter or character. +* **.group \<2 characters\>** + Optional groups for some common 2 letter combinations. This is only needed, for efficiency, in cases where there are many rules for a particular letter. They would not be needed for a language which has regular spelling rules. The first character can only be an ascii character (less than 0x80). -**.group \<2 characters\>** +* **.group** + A group for other characters which don't have their own group. -> Optional groups for some common 2 letter combinations. This is only needed, for efficiency, in cases where there are many rules for a particular letter. They would not be needed for a language which has regular spelling rules. The first character can only be an ascii character (less than 0x80). +* **.L\** + Defines a group of letter sequences, any of which can match with Lnn in a pre or post rule (see below). nn is a 2 digit decimal number in the range 01 to 25. eg: + `.L01 b bl br pl pr` -**.group** - -> A group for other characters which don't have their own group. - -**.L\** - -> Defines a group of letter sequences, any of which can match with Lnn in a pre or post rule (see below). nn is a 2 digit decimal number in the range 01 to 25. eg: -`.L01 b bl br pl pr` - -**.replace** - -> See section [Character Substitution](#character-substitution). +* **.replace** + See section [Character Substitution](#character-substitution). When matching a word, firstly the 2-letter group for the two letters at @@ -167,43 +151,21 @@ indicates that a word which ends in "th" is translated using the English transla ### Special Characters in both \ and \ -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\_** | Beginning or end of a word (or a | -| | hyphen). | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **-** | Hyphen. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **A** | Any vowel (the set of vowel | -| | characters may be defined for a | -| | particular language). | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **C** | Any consonant. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **B H F G Y** | These may indicate other sets of | -| | characters (defined for a particular | -| | language). | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **L\** | Any of the sequence of characters | -| | defined as a letter group (see 1 | -| | above). | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **D** | Any digit. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **K** | Not a vowel (i.e. a consonant or | -| | word boundary or non-alphabetic | -| | character). | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **X** | There is no vowel until the word | -| | boundary. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **Z** | A non-alphabetic character. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **%** | Doubled (placed before a character | -| | in \ and after it in \. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **/** | The following character is treated | -| | literally. | -+------------------+--------------------------------------+ + +Symbol | Description +-----------------| ----------- +**\_** | Beginning or end of a word (or a hyphen) +**-** | Hyphen. +**A** | Any vowel (the set of vowel characters may be defined for a particular language). +**C** | Any consonant. +**B H F G Y** | These may indicate other sets of characters (defined for a particular language). +**L\** | Any of the sequence of characters defined as a letter group (see above). +**D** | Any digit. +**K** | Not a vowel (i.e. a consonant or word boundary or non-alphabetic character). +**X** | There is no vowel until the word boundary. +**Z** | A non-alphabetic character. +**%** | Doubled (placed before a character in \ and after it in \. +**/** | The following character is treated literally. The sets of letters indicated by A, B, C, E, F G may be defined differently for each language. @@ -220,16 +182,10 @@ Examples of rules: ### Special characters only in \: -+-----------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **@** | Any syllable. | -+-----------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **&** | A syllable which may be stressed | -| | (i.e. is not defined as unstressed). | -+-----------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **V** | Matches only if a previous word has | -| | indicated that a verb form is | -| | expected. | -+-----------------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol | Description +**@** | Any syllable. +**&** | A syllable which may be stressed (i.e. is not defined as unstressed). +**V** | Matches only if a previous word has indicated that a verb form is expected. eg. ``` @@ -242,51 +198,19 @@ syllable counting. ### Special characters only in \ -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **@** | A vowel follows somewhere in the | -| | word. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **+** | Force an increase in the score in | -| | this rule (may be repeated for more | -| | effect). | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **S\** | This number of matching characters | -| | are a standard suffix, remove them | -| | and retranslate the word. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **P\** | This number of matching characters | -| | are a standard prefix, remove them | -| | and retranslate the word. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **Lnn** | **nn** is a 2-digit decimal number | -| | in the range 01 to 20\ | -| | Matches with any of the letter | -| | sequences which have been defined | -| | for letter group **nn** | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **N** | Only use this rule if the word is | -| | not a retranslation after removing a | -| | suffix. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\#** | (English specific) change the next | -| | "e" into a special character "E" | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\$noprefix** | Only use this rule if the word is | -| | not a retranslation after removing a | -| | prefix. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\$w\_alt\ | Only use this rule if the word is | -| \$w\_alt2\ | found in the \*\_list file with the | -| \$w\_alt3** | **\$alt**, **\$alt2** or **\$alt3** | -| | attribute respectively. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\$p\_alt\ | Only use this rule if the part-word, | -| \$p\_alt2\ | up to and including the pre and | -| \$p\_alt3** | match parts of this rule, is found | -| | in the \*\_list file with the | -| | **\$alt**, **\$alt2** or **\$alt3** | -| | attribute respectively. | -+--------------------+--------------------------------------+ + +Symbol | Description +-------------------| ----------- +**@** | A vowel follows somewhere in the word. +**+** | Force an increase in the score in this rule (may be repeated for more effect). +**S\** | This number of matching characters are a standard suffix, remove them and retranslate the word. +**P\** | This number of matching characters are a standard prefix, remove them and retranslate the word. +**Lnn** | **nn** is a 2-digit decimal number in the range 01 to 20 Matches with any of the letter sequences which have been defined for letter group **nn** +**N** | Only use this rule if the word is not a retranslation after removing a suffix. +**\#** | (English specific) change the next "e" into a special character "E" +**$noprefix** | Only use this rule if the word is not a retranslation after removing a prefix. +**$w\_alt** | Only use this rule if the word is $w\_alt2 found in the \*\_list file with the **$w\_alt3** **$alt**, **$alt2** or **$alt3** attribute respectively. +**$p\_alt** | Only use this rule if the part-word, $p\_alt2\ up to and including the pre and $p\_alt3 match parts of this rule, is found in the \*\_list file with the **$alt**, **$alt2** or **$alt3** attribute respectively. eg. ``` @@ -306,41 +230,23 @@ S\ may be followed by additional letters (eg. S2ei ). Some of these are probably specific to English, but similar functions could be made for other languages. -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **q** | query the \_list file to find stress | -| | position or other attributes for the | -| | stem, but don't re-translate the | -| | word with the suffix removed. | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **t** | determine the stress pattern of the | -| | word **before** adding the suffix | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **d** | the previous letter may have been | -| | doubled when the suffix was added. | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **e** | "e" may have been removed. | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **i** | "y" may have been changed to "i." | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **v** | the suffix means the verb form of | -| | pronunciation should be used. | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **f** | the suffix means the next word is | -| | likely to be a verb. | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ -| **m** | after this suffix has been removed, | -| | additional suffixes may be removed. | -+-------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol| Description +----- | ----------- +**q** | query the \_list file to find stress position or other attributes for the stem, but don't re-translate the word with the suffix removed. +**t** | determine the stress pattern of the word **before** adding the suffix +**d** | the previous letter may have been doubled when the suffix was added. +**e** | "e" may have been removed. +**i** | "y" may have been changed to "i." +**v** | the suffix means the verb form of pronunciation should be used. +**f** | the suffix means the next word is likely to be a verb. +**m** | after this suffix has been removed, additional suffixes may be removed. P\ may be followed by additonal letters (eg. P3v ). -+--------+--------------------------------------+ -| **t** | determine the stress pattern of the | -| | word **before** adding the prefix | -+--------+--------------------------------------+ -| **v** | the suffix means the verb form of | -| | pronunciation should be used. | -+--------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol| Description +----- | ----------- +**t** | determine the stress pattern of the word **before** adding the prefix +**v** | the suffix means the verb form of pronunciation should be used. ## Pronunciation Dictionary List @@ -405,171 +311,56 @@ separate words. ### Special characters in \: -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| **\_\^\_\** | Translate using a different | -| | language. See explanation in 3 | -| | above. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol| Description +----- | ----------- +**\_\^\_\** | Translate using a different language. See explanation above. ### 3 Flags A word (or group of words) may be given one or more flags, either instead of, or as well as, the phonetic translation. -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$u | The word is unstressed. In the case | -| | of a multi-syllable word, a slight | -| | stress is applied according to the | -| | default stress rules. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$u1 | The word is unstressed, with a | -| | slight stress on its 1st syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$u2 | The word is unstressed, with a | -| | slight stress on its 2nd syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$u3 | The word is unstressed, with a | -| | slight stress on its 3rd syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -|   |   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$u+ \$u1+ \$u2+ \$u3+ | As above, but the word has full | -| | stress if it's at the end of a | -| | clause. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -|   |   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$1 | Primary stress on the 1st syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$2 | Primary stress on the 2nd syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$3 | Primary stress on the 3rd syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$4 | Primary stress on the 4th syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$5 | Primary stress on the 5th syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$6 | Primary stress on the 6th syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$7 | Primary stress on the 7th syllable. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -|   |   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$pause | Ensure a short pause before this | -| | word (eg. for conjunctions such as | -| | "and", some prepositions, etc). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$brk | Ensure a very short pause before | -| | this word, shorter than \$pause (eg. | -| | for some prepositions, etc). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$only | The rule does not apply if a prefix | -| | or suffix has already been removed. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$onlys | As \$only, except that a standard | -| | plural ending is allowed. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$stem | The rule only applies if a suffix | -| | has already been removed. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$strend | Word is fully stressed if it's at | -| | the end of a clause. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$strend2 | As \$strend, but the word is also | -| | stressed if followed only by | -| | unstressed word(s). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$unstressend  | Word is unstressed if it's at the | -| | end of a clause. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$atend | Use this pronunciation if it's at | -| | the end of a clause. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$double | Cause a doubling of the initial | -| | consonant of the following word | -| | (used for Italian). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$capital | Use this pronunciation if the word | -| | has initial capital letter (eg. | -| | polish v Polish). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$allcaps | Use this pronunciation if the word | -| | is all capitals. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$dot | Ignore a . after this word even when | -| | followed by a capital letter (eg. | -| | Mr. Dr. ). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$hasdot | Use this pronunciation if the word | -| | is followed by a dot. (This | -| | attribute also implies \$dot). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$sentence | The rule only applies if the clause | -| | includes end-of-sentence (i.e. it is | -| | not terminated by a comma). For | -| | example, "\$atend \$sentence" means | -| | that the rule only applies at the | -| | end of a sentence. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$abbrev | This has two meanings.\ | -| | If there is no phoneme string: | -| | Speak the word as individual | -| | letters, even if it contains a vowel | -| | (eg. "abc" should be spoken as "a" | -| | "b" "c").\ | -| | If there is a phoneme string: | -| | This word is capitalized because it | -| | is an abbreviation and | -| | capitalization does not indicate | -| | emphasis (if the "emphasize | -| | all-caps" is on). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -|   |   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$accent | Used for the pronunciation of a | -| | single alphabetic character. The | -| | character name is spoken as the | -| | base-letter name plus the accent | -| | (diacritic) name. eg. It can be used | -| | to specify that "â" is spoken as "a" | -| | "circumflex". | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$combine | This word is treated as though it is | -| | combined with the following word | -| | with a hyphen. This may be subject | -| | to fuither conditions for certain | -| | languages. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$alt   \$alt2   \$alt3 | These are language specific. Their | -| | use should be described in the | -| | language's \*\*\_list file | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -|   |   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$verb | Use this pronunciation if it's a | -| | verb. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$noun | Use this pronunciation if it's a | -| | noun. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$past | Use this pronunciation if it's past | -| | tense. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$verbf | The following word is probably is a | -| | verb. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$verbsf | The following word is probably is a | -| | if it has an "s" suffix. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$nounf | The following word is probably not a | -| | verb. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$pastf | The following word is probably past | -| | tense. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \$verbextend | Extend the influence of \$verbf and | -| | \$verbsf. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol| Description +----- | ----------- +$u | The word is unstressed. In the case of a multi-syllable word, a slight stress is applied according to the default stress rules. +$u1 | The word is unstressed, with a slight stress on its 1st syllable. +$u2 | The word is unstressed, with a slight stress on its 2nd syllable. +$u3 | The word is unstressed, with a slight stress on its 3rd syllable. +$u+ $u1+ $u2+ $u3+ | As above, but the word has full stress if it's at the end of a clause. +$1 | Primary stress on the 1st syllable. +$2 | Primary stress on the 2nd syllable. +$3 | Primary stress on the 3rd syllable. +$4 | Primary stress on the 4th syllable. +$5 | Primary stress on the 5th syllable. +$6 | Primary stress on the 6th syllable. +$7 | Primary stress on the 7th syllable. +$pause | Ensure a short pause before this word (eg. for conjunctions such as "and", some prepositions, etc). +$brk | Ensure a very short pause before this word, shorter than $pause (eg. for some prepositions, etc). +$only | The rule does not apply if a prefix or suffix has already been removed. +$onlys | As $only, except that a standard plural ending is allowed. +$stem | The rule only applies if a suffix has already been removed. +$strend | Word is fully stressed if it's at the end of a clause. +$strend2 | As $strend, but the word is also stressed if followed only by unstressed word(s). +$unstressend  | Word is unstressed if it's at the end of a clause. +$atend | Use this pronunciation if it's at the end of a clause. +$double | Cause a doubling of the initial consonant of the following word (used for Italian). +$capital | Use this pronunciation if the word has initial capital letter (eg. polish v Polish). +$allcaps | Use this pronunciation if the word is all capitals. +$dot | Ignore a . after this word even when followed by a capital letter (eg. Mr. Dr. ). +$hasdot | Use this pronunciation if the word is followed by a dot. (This attribute also implies $dot). +$sentence | The rule only applies if the clause includes end-of-sentence (i.e. it is not terminated by a comma). For example, "$atend $sentence" means that the rule only applies at the end of a sentence. +$abbrev | This has two meanings. If there is no phoneme string: Speak the word as individual letters, even if it contains a vowel (eg. "abc" should be spoken as "a" "b" "c"). If there is a phoneme string: This word is capitalized because it is an abbreviation and capitalization does not indicate emphasis (if the "emphasize all-caps" is on). +$accent | Used for the pronunciation of a single alphabetic character. The character name is spoken as the base-letter name plus the accent (diacritic) name. eg. It can be used to specify that "â" is spoken as "a" "circumflex". +$combine | This word is treated as though it is combined with the following word with a hyphen. This may be subject to fuither conditions for certain languages. +$alt   $alt2   $alt3 | These are language specific. Their use should be described in the language's \*\*\_list file +$verb | Use this pronunciation if it's a verb. +$noun | Use this pronunciation if it's a noun. +$past | Use this pronunciation if it's past tense. +$verbf | The following word is probably is a verb. +$verbsf | The following word is probably is a if it has an "s" suffix. +$nounf | The following word is probably not a verb. +$pastf | The following word is probably past tense. +$verbextend | Extend the influence of $verbf and $verbsf. The last group are probably English specific, but something similar may be useful in other languages. They are a crude attempt to improve the @@ -593,14 +384,14 @@ get [t@]. Rather than specifying the pronunciation of a word by a phoneme string, you can specify another "sounds like" word. -Use the attribute **\$text** eg. +Use the attribute **$text** eg. ``` cough coff $text ``` -Alternatively, use the command **\$textmode** on a line by itself to +Alternatively, use the command **$textmode** on a line by itself to turn this on for all subsequent entries in the file, until it's turned -off by **\$phonememode**. eg. +off by **$phonememode**. eg. ``` $textmode cough coff @@ -657,45 +448,21 @@ language's `langopts.numbers` option. This constructs spoken numbers from fragments according to various options which can be set for each language. The number fragments are given in the **\_list** file. -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_0 to \_9   | The numbers 0 to 9 | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_13 | etc. Any pronunciations which are | -| | needed for specific numbers in the | -| | range \_10 to \_99   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_2X  \_3X | Twenty, thirty, etc., used to make | -| | numbers 10 to 99   | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_0C | The word for "hundred" | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_1C  \_2C | Special pronunciation for one | -| | hundred, two hundred, etc., if | -| | needed. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_1C0 | Special pronunciation (if needed) | -| | for 100 exactly | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_0M1 | The word for "thousand" | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_0M2 | The word for "million" | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_0M3 | The word for 1000000000 | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_1M1  \_2M1 | Special pronunciation for one | -| | thousand, two thousand, etc, if | -| | needed | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_0and | Word for "and" when speaking numbers | -| | (eg. "two hundred and twenty"). | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_dpt | Word spoken for the decimnal | -| | point/comma | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ -| \_dpt2 | Word spoken (if any) at the end of | -| | all the digits after a decimal | -| | point. | -+--------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+ +Symbol| Description +----- | ----------- +\_0 to \_9   | The numbers 0 to 9 +\_13 | etc. Any pronunciations which are needed for specific numbers in the range \_10 to \_99   +\_2X  \_3X | Twenty, thirty, etc., used to make numbers 10 to 99   +\_0C | The word for "hundred" +\_1C  \_2C | Special pronunciation for one hundred, two hundred, etc., if needed. +\_1C0 | Special pronunciation (if needed) for 100 exactly +\_0M1 | The word for "thousand" +\_0M2 | The word for "million" +\_0M3 | The word for 1000000000 +\_1M1  \_2M1 | Special pronunciation for one thousand, two thousand, etc, if needed +\_0and | Word for "and" when speaking numbers (eg. "two hundred and twenty"). +\_dpt | Word spoken for the decimnal point/comma +\_dpt2 | Word spoken (if any) at the end of all the digits after a decimal point. ## Character Substitution @@ -707,7 +474,7 @@ translated using the spelling-to-phoneme rules. Only the lower-case version of the characters needs to be specified. eg. ``` -  .replace\ +  .replace     ô   ő   // (Hungarian) allow the use of o-circumflex instead of o-double-accute     û   ű     cx   ĉ   // (Esperanto) allow "cx" as an alternative to c-circumflex diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md index 640d2569..cb2904ec 100644 --- a/docs/index.md +++ b/docs/index.md @@ -1,57 +1,3 @@ -<<<<<<< HEAD -# eSpeak NG - Documentation -====================== - -### [Usage](commands.md) - -### [Languages](languages.md) - -### [Voice Files](voices.md) - -Voice files specify a language and other characteristics of a voice. - -### [Mbrola Voices](mbrola.md) - -eSpeak NG can be used as a front-end for Mbrola diphone voices. - -### [Pronunciation Dictionary](dictionary.md) - -### [Adding a Language](add_language.md) - -How to add or improve a language. - -### [Phonemes](phonemes.md) - -The list of phoneme mnemonics for English, for use in the Pronunciation -Dictionary. - -### [Phoneme Tables](phontab.md) - -The tables of the phonemes used by each language, with their properties -and sound production. - -### [Intonation](intonation.md) - -Different intonation "tunes" may be defined for different languages for -clauses which end in full-stop, comma, question-mark, and -exclamation-mark. - -### [eSpeak NG Library API](speak_lib.h) - -API definition and header file for a shared library version of eSpeak NG. - -### [Markup tags](ssml.md) - -SSML (Speech Synthesis Markup Language) and HTML tags recognized by -eSpeak NG. - -### [The espeakedit program](editor.md) - -GUI software to edit vowel files and to compile the phoneme data for use -by eSpeak NG. See also [Espeakedit user interface](editor_if.md). - - -======= # eSpeak NG: Speech Synthesizer - [Features](#features) @@ -124,4 +70,3 @@ forked to a new eSpeak NG project. The new eSpeak NG project is a significant departure from the eSpeak project, with the intention of cleaning up the existing codebase, adding new features and adding and improving to the supported languages. ->>>>>>> upstream/master