This guide contains language specific information referred to in the "Voxeo Enhanced Text-To-Speech (TTS) Guide".
The following tables show the inventory of available symbols for use in fr-FR Symbolic Phonetic Representations (SPRs). Use this chapter in conjunction with the SPR information found in the Voxeo Enhanced Text-To-Speech (TTS) Guide.
Each sound symbol is accompanied by examples illustrating typical spellings of the sound in actual words, with the letters representing the given sound bolded. Due to dialectal differences, the SPR examples shown may not always agree with your own pronunciations.
The following table includes the fr-FR symbols for vowels.
|
Parisian French symbol |
Example words |
| a | pattes, lac, cave |
| 'a~' | banc, en, temps |
| c | paul, note, échalotte |
| e | café, déformer, été |
| E | père, annuaire, mer |
| 'E~' | fin, plein, faim |
| 'eu' | peu, jeûner, émeute |
| i | film, type, rythmique |
| o | paule, tôt, eaux |
| 'o~' | bon, pont |
| 'oe' | peur, jeune |
| u | roue, où, août, tour |
| x | litres, marbre |
| y | utile, pure, Bruno |
The following table includes the fr-FR symbols for consonants.
|
US English symbol |
Example words |
| b | bébé |
| d | dort, addition |
| f | chef, faim, phare |
| g | guerre, bague, garer |
| H | nuit, nuée |
| j | hiérarchie, paille, yéyé |
| k | kilo, caler, quai |
| l | litre, illisible, pâle |
| m | maman, femme |
| n | Anne, anonyme |
| 'ng' | parking |
| 'nj' | agneau, campagne |
| p | porte, apporter |
| r | rare, carreau, chèvre |
| s | sans, ambition, façon |
| S | cheval, schéma |
| t | ton, patte, théâtre |
| v | laver, wagon, visiter |
| w | oui, voilà |
| z | jaser, zigzaguer |
| Z | rage, gîte, jouer |
The following table includes the fr-FR symbols for syllable stress.
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|
Description |
|
0 |
no stress |
|
1 |
primary stress (most prominent stress in the word) |
|
2 |
secondary stress |
In French, you must place the stress marker immediately to the left of the vowel of the syllable.
The following table includes the fr-FR symbol for a syllable boundary.
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|
Description |
|
. (period or dot) |
beginning of a syllable |
An underscore can be used following a word-final consonant (but within the right bracket which closes the SPR) to indicate that it is a liaison consonant. The consonant is pronounced if and only if there is a following word in the same phrase beginning with a vowel.
For example, a Root Dictionary key
petit with the translation value \![p'oe't1it_] has the final [t] pronounced in the input string un petit ami but not in the input string un petit chien. An entry net with the translation value \![nEt] has the final [t] pronounced regardless of context.The following examples show how to use the symbol for liaison.
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|
Description |
|
_ |
Allow liaison if the following word begins with a vowel. For example: |
|
\![p0'oe't1it_] |
The [t] is pronounced only when the following word begins with a vowel. |
|
\![nEt] |
The [t] is always pronounced. |