HomoFast-eSpeak-Persian/phsource/ph_english_wi

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// VOWELS
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phoneme @    //  Schwa
  vowel   starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  formants vowel/@_fnt
  unstressed
  linkout r-
  length 140
endphoneme

phoneme @2   //  Schwa, changes to I before a vowel
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  formants vowel/@_fnt
  unstressed
  beforevowel I2
  length 120
endphoneme



phoneme a
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
  length 160
  formants vowel/a_2
endphoneme


phoneme E
  vowel  starttype (e)  endtype (e)
  length 170
  formants vowel/e
  reduceto I  0
endphoneme


phoneme I
  vowel  starttype (i) endtype (i)
  length 140
  formants vowel/ii_5
  linkout ;
endphoneme

phoneme I2
  vowel  starttype (i)  endtype (i)
  unstressed
  length 140
  formants vowel/ii_5
  linkout ;
endphoneme


phoneme i   //  optional variant of [I] for end of words
  vowel  starttype (i)  endtype (i)
  length 150
  formants vowel/i
  linkout ;
endphoneme


phoneme 0
  vowel  starttype (o)   endtype (o)
  length 140
  formants vowel/aa#
endphoneme


phoneme V
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
  length 140
  formants vowel/oo_4
endphoneme


phoneme U
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
  length 150
  formants vowel/uu_bck
endphoneme



phoneme a2
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  unstressed
  length 140
  formants vowel/a#
  linkout r-
endphoneme


phoneme A:
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (@)
  length 240
  formants vowel/a_2
endphoneme


phoneme A@
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (@)
  length 260
  formants vowel/a_2
  linkout r-
endphoneme


phoneme aa   //   'bath' etc.
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (a)
  length 210
  formants vowel/a_2
endphoneme


phoneme 3:
  vowel  starttype (@)  endtype (@)
  length 240
  formants vowel/oo_4
  linkout r-
endphoneme


phoneme i:
  vowel  starttype (i)  endtype (i)
  length 190
  formants vowel/i_fnt
  linkout ;
endphoneme


phoneme O:
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
  length 240
  formants vowel/oo
endphoneme


phoneme O@
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (@)
  length 240
  formants vowel/oo
  linkout r-
endphoneme


phoneme o@
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (@)
  length 240
  formants vdiph2/o_oo
  linkout r-
endphoneme


phoneme O
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
  length 150
  formants vowel/oo
endphoneme


phoneme u:
  vowel  starttype (u)  endtype (u)
  length 190
  formants vowel/u
endphoneme


phoneme aU
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (u)
  length 230
  formants vdiph/aau_2
endphoneme


phoneme oU
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (o)
  length 230
  formants vowel/o
endphoneme


phoneme aI
  vowel  starttype (a)  endtype (i)
  length 230
  formants vdiph/ai
endphoneme


phoneme eI
  vowel  starttype (i)  endtype (i)
  length 210
  formants vowel/e
endphoneme


phoneme OI
  vowel  starttype (o)  endtype (i)
  length 230
  formants vdiph/0i_2
endphoneme


phoneme e@
  vowel  starttype (e)  endtype (@)
  length 220
  formants vdiph2/e@
  linkout r-
endphoneme


phoneme i@
  vowel  starttype (i)  endtype (a)
  length 240
  formants vdiph2/ie
  linkout r-
endphoneme



phoneme l
  liquid
  length 100
  lengthmod 7
  beforenotvowel l/       // use 'clear' [l] after a vowel
  formants l/l
  after _ l/_l  t l/tl
endphoneme