HomoFast-eSpeak-Persian/phsource/ph_french

//====================================================
//  French
//====================================================

phoneme : //  Lengthen previous vowel by "length"
  virtual
  length 40      // shorter than for fr-ca
endphoneme



phoneme @
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
  length 160
  formants vowel/@_2
endphoneme


phoneme a
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
  length 160
  formants vowel/a_3
endphoneme


phoneme e
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 172
  formants vowel/e
endphoneme


phoneme E
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 164
  formants vowel/ee
endphoneme


phoneme i
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 160
  formants vowel/i
  linkout ;
endphoneme


phoneme o
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
  length 170
  formants vowel/o_3
endphoneme


phoneme O
  vowel starttype (o) endtype (o)
  length 170
  formants vowel/o_mid
endphoneme



phoneme u
  vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
  length 160
  formants vowel/u_2
endphoneme


phoneme y
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (u)
  length 160
  formants vowel/y_2
endphoneme


phoneme Y
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
  length 170
  formants vowel/y#
endphoneme


phoneme w
  liquid
  length 120
  beforenotvowel w/
  lengthmod 7
  formants w/w
  after _ w/_w
endphoneme


phoneme W
  vowel starttype (@) endtype (@)
  length 170
  formants vowel/@_2
endphoneme


phoneme w^i
  vowel starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 220
  formants vdiph/yi_fr
endphoneme




phoneme A~
  vowel  starttype (a) endtype (a)
  length 160
  formants vnasal/aa_n3
endphoneme


phoneme E~    // same as W~ for fr-fr
  vowel  starttype (e)  endtype (e)
  length 170
  formants vnasal/W_n
endphoneme


phoneme O~
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
  length 160
  formants vnasal/o_n3
endphoneme


phoneme W~
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 204
  formants vnasal/W_n
endphoneme



// These vowels map to others in fr-fr, but are distinct in fr-ca

phoneme I  // same as [i]
  vowel  starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 158
  formants vowel/i
  linkout ;
endphoneme

phoneme U  // same as [u]
  vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
  length 174
  formants vowel/u
endphoneme

phoneme y"  // same as [y]
  vowel starttype (u) endtype (u)
  length 148
  formants vowel/y_2
endphoneme

phoneme E:  // slightly longer than [E]
  vowel starttype (e) endtype (e)
  length 212
  formants vowel/e
endphoneme

phoneme A   // same as [a]
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
  length 166
  formants vowel/a_en
endphoneme




// CONSONANTS
//===========
// uses the consonants in file "phonemes", unless overridden here

phoneme l
  liquid
  length 100
  lengthmod 7
//  beforenotvowel l/
  formants l/l_3
//  after _  l/_l
//  after t  l/tl
  after l/ l/l_long    // double l, make it longer
endphoneme


phoneme r
  vcd uvl frc
  vowelin f1=0  f2=800 -100 100  f3=-400 100
  length 100
  lengthmod 7
  beforenotvowel r/
  formants vwl_fr/@R%40
endphoneme


phoneme R
  vcd uvl frc
  vowelin f1=0  f2=800 -100 100  f3=-400 100
  length 100
  lengthmod 7
  beforenotvowel r/
  formants vwl_fr/@R%40
endphoneme


phoneme r/   // used for [r] when not preceding a vowel
  vcd uvl frc
  length 100
  lengthmod 2   //
  formants r/r
//   before n   r3/r_n+r3/rx
endphoneme


phoneme t
  vls alv stop
  vowelin f1=0  f2=1700 -100 100  f3=-100 80
  vowelout f1=0 f2=1700 -300 250  f3=-100 80  rms=20
  lengthmod 2
  wave  ustop/t%50
  before _ ustop/t_%40
  before @- ustop/t%50
//  before r ustop/tr
//  before R ustop/tr
  switchvoicing d
endphoneme


phoneme t2      // silent unless followed by vowel
  beforenotvowel NULL
  vls alv stop
  vowelin f1=0  f2=1600 -300 300  f3=-100 80
  vowelout f1=0 f2=1600 -300 250  f3=-100 80  rms=20
  lengthmod 2
  wave  ustop/t
  before _ ustop/t_
endphoneme


phoneme z2      // silent unless followed by vowel
  beforenotvowel NULL
  vcd alv frc sibilant
  vowelout f1=0  f2=1700 -300 300  f3=-100 60  len=50
  formants voc/z+ufric/s_
  before _ voc/z_+ufric/s_
  lengthmod 6
endphoneme



phoneme k
  vls vel stop
  vowelin f1=0  f2=2300 200 400  f3=-100 80
  vowelout f1=0 f2=2300 300 400  f3=-100 80  rms=20
  lengthmod 2
  wave ustop/k%60     // reduce strength of noise burst
  before _ ustop/k_
  before r ustop/kr
  before l ustop/kl
  before (i) ustop/ki
  switchvoicing g
endphoneme


phoneme v
  vcd lbd frc
  vowelin  f1=0  f2=1000 -300 -200  f3=-300 100
  vowelout f1=0  f2=1000 -500 -300  f3=-300 60  len=50
  lengthmod 6
  formants voc/v_+vocw/v
  before _ voc/v_+vocw/v
  switchvoicing f
endphoneme