Automated creation of phonemic variations
First Claim
1. A method of generating a phonemic transcription for a word using a computer system, the method comprising:
- providing the word to a first computer program, the first computer program generating a first phonemic transcription for the word;
applying a first rule to the first phonemic transcription to detect a phonotactically impossible transcription; and
if the phonotactically impossible transcription is detected for the first phonemic transcription, then applying a second rule to the first phonemic transcription to generate a second phonemic transcription based upon at least one of the word or the first phonemic transcription.
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Abstract
A method of generating a phonemic transcription for a word using a computer system is described. In one embodiment, an existing pronunciation generation program is applied to generate an initial transcription. The initial transcription can then be evaluated to identify likely bad pronunciations by looking for phonotactically impossible co-occurrences. Additionally, one or more rules can be applied to generate additional phonemic transcriptions. The resulting transcriptions may be used in place of the initial transcription and/or in addition to the initial transcription. Additionally, when multiple transcriptions result, the transcriptions are ordered according to preference and/or likelihood of use.
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1. A method of generating a phonemic transcription for a word using a computer system, the method comprising:
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providing the word to a first computer program, the first computer program generating a first phonemic transcription for the word; applying a first rule to the first phonemic transcription to detect a phonotactically impossible transcription; and if the phonotactically impossible transcription is detected for the first phonemic transcription, then applying a second rule to the first phonemic transcription to generate a second phonemic transcription based upon at least one of the word or the first phonemic transcription. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for generating a phonemic transcription for a word, the system comprising:
a device; generating a first phonemic transcription for the word, applying a first rule to the first phonemic transcription to detect a phonotactically impossible transcription, and applying a second rule to the first phonemic transcription, if the phonotactically impossible transcription is detected, to generate a second phonemic transcription based upon at least one of the word or the first phonemic transcription. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A computer-readable storage device that stores computer-executable code for generating a phonemic transcription for a word, the code comprising:
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instructions for generating a first phonemic transcription for the word; instructions for applying a first rule to the first phonemic transcription for identifying a phonotactically impossible transcription for the first phonemic transcription; and instructions for applying a second rule to the first phonemic transcription to generate a second phonemic transcription based upon at least one of the word or the first phonemic transcription if the phonotactically impossible transcription is detected for the first phonemic transcription. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A device comprising:
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a memory to store instructions; and a processor to execute the instructions to; generate a first phonemic transcription for a word, apply a first rule to the first phonemic transcription to detect a phonotactically impossible transcription, and apply a second rule to the first phonemic transcription, if the phonotactically impossible transcription is detected, to generate a second phonemic transcription based upon at least one of the word or the first phonemic transcription. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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