GB2591245B - An expressive text-to-speech system - Google Patents

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GB2591245B
GB2591245B GB2000883.5A GB202000883A GB2591245B GB 2591245 B GB2591245 B GB 2591245B GB 202000883 A GB202000883 A GB 202000883A GB 2591245 B GB2591245 B GB 2591245B
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Monge Alvarez Jesus
Francois Holly
Sung Hosang
Choi Seungdo
Choo Kihyun
Park Sangjun
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    • G10L13/00—Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
    • G10L13/02—Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers
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    • G10L2015/025—Phonemes, fenemes or fenones being the recognition units

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