this is an issue about dual language speakers as well i have a client with a
head injury who is using english in text but needs the text translated into
punjabi for communicating with family havent been able to find anything yet
with a translator
Deborah Jans
Coordinator
KEYCOMM
Lothian Communication Technology Service
St. Giles Centre
40 Broomhouse Crescent
Edinburgh
EH11 3UB
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> I think you'll be lucky to find anything, but if you do I'd like to know.
> Punjabi being tonal suffers from difficulties in that the same word can be
> pronounced / stressed differently causing problems for read back. (cf:
> live {I live, live wire} in english). At least it's better than Tibetan,
> which not only is tonal but doesn't use spaces in text!
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> The Indian government announced plans in 2002 to devlop Indian synthesis
> for the main languages.
> http://www.cdacindia.com/html/press/archives/jtsn02/spot158.asp gives
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> The project funded by ICT Research and Training Centre(India) has a site
> at:
> http://www.ncb.ernet.in/matrubhasha/index.shtml one of the languages is
> Gurmukhi (Punjabi) [written (spoken)]
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> HP in Bristol assessed the viability of creating South Asian languages
> models for use with text-to-speech in 2003.
> http://www.hpl.hp.com/techreports/2003/HPL-2003-9.pdf
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> Hope this helps
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> Hi,
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> Does anyone know of a text-2-speech system, or a SAPI package for Punjabi?
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