@@ -784,8 +784,8 @@ acclimate akl@meIt | |||
accompli a#k0mpl'i: | |||
accouchement a#ku:SmO~ | |||
accurate $alt2 | |||
accursed a#k3:sI2d // adjective | |||
?5 accursed a#kVRsI2d // adjective | |||
accursed a#k3:sI2#d // adjective | |||
?5 accursed a#kVRsI2#d // adjective | |||
accuses a#kju:zI#z | |||
accusation akju:z'eIS@n | |||
acer eIs3 | |||
@@ -1738,7 +1738,7 @@ divan dI#van | |||
doable du:@b@L | |||
doctrine d0ktrI2n | |||
doctrinal $alt1 | |||
dogged d0gI2d // adjective | |||
dogged d0gI2#d // adjective | |||
dogmatic d0gm'atIk | |||
dogsled $alt1 | |||
doin du:In | |||
@@ -2333,7 +2333,7 @@ invalidity I2nv@lIdI#ti | |||
jackrabbit dZ'akr,abIt | |||
jacuzzi dZ@ku:zi | |||
jagged dZagI2d // adjective | |||
jagged dZagI2#d // adjective | |||
jaguar dZagwA@ | |||
jalapeno hA:l@p'eIn;oU | |||
jalopy $alt3 | |||
@@ -2418,7 +2418,7 @@ leafy li:fi | |||
(lean-to) li:n||tu: | |||
leant lEnt | |||
leapt lEpt | |||
learned l3:nI2d $noun // adjective | |||
learned l3:nI2#d $noun // adjective | |||
legalese li:g@l'i:z | |||
lego lEgoU | |||
leisure lEZ3 | |||
@@ -2676,7 +2676,7 @@ myspace maIspeIs | |||
naif naI'i:f | |||
naïve naI'i:v | |||
naivete naI'i:v@teI | |||
naked neIkI2d // adjective | |||
naked neIkI2#d // adjective | |||
narrative nar@tIv | |||
?3 narrator nareIt3 | |||
nasa nasa# | |||
@@ -3100,7 +3100,7 @@ rabbi rabaI | |||
rabbis rabaIz | |||
rabid $alt6 | |||
radish radIS | |||
ragged ragI2d // adjective | |||
ragged ragI2#d // adjective | |||
raiment reIm@nt | |||
rainforest r'eInf,0rI2st | |||
(raison d'être) reIz0n||d'Etr@- | |||
@@ -3259,7 +3259,7 @@ routine $2 | |||
row roU | |||
//row raU $noun | |||
royale rOI'al | |||
rugged rVgI2d // adjective | |||
rugged rVgI2#d // adjective | |||
ruin ru:I2n // for ruining | |||
rumen $alt2 | |||
ruses ru:zI#z | |||
@@ -3866,7 +3866,7 @@ whoe're hu:'e@ | |||
whois hu:'Iz | |||
whol hoUl // for wholly | |||
wholehearted $2 | |||
wicked wIkI2d // adjective | |||
wicked wIkI2#d // adjective | |||
width wItT | |||
wilderness wIld3n@s | |||
wifi waIfaI | |||
@@ -3897,7 +3897,7 @@ wound waUnd $past $only | |||
(wound down) w,aUnd||'daUn | |||
(wound up) w,aUnd||'Vp | |||
wounded wu:ndI#d | |||
wretched rEtSI2d // adjective | |||
wretched rEtSI2#d // adjective | |||
writable raIt@b@L | |||
writh raID | |||
wrongdoing r0Ndu:IN |
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ this document: | |||
| BCP47 | Abbreviation | Accent Name | | |||
|----------------|--------------|------------------------| | |||
| en | | British English | | |||
| en-029 | | Caribbean | | |||
| en | BrE | British English | | |||
| en-029 | JaE | Caribbean | | |||
| en-GB-scotland | ScE | Scottish English | | |||
| en-GB-x-gbclan | | Lancastrian | | |||
| en-GB-x-gbcwmd | | West Midlands | | |||
@@ -100,11 +100,12 @@ These are unstressed vowels that differ from the vowels in the main lexical sets | |||
Additionally, espeak-ng has the following phonemes for unstressed vowels. | |||
| Lexical Set | en | | |||
|-------------|-------| | |||
| EXPLORE | `e#` | | |||
| ROSES | `I#` | | |||
| RABBIT | `I2` | | |||
| Lexical Set | en | BrE | RP | GenAm | JaE | | |||
|-------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------| | |||
| EXPLORE | `e#` | ɛ | ɪ | ɛ | ɛ | | |||
| ROSES | `I#` | ə | ɪ | ᵻ | ɪ | | |||
| BLESSED | `I2#` | ɪ | ɪ | ᵻ | ɛ | | |||
| RABBIT | `I2` | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ | ɪ | | |||
The EXPLORE lexical set is used to support unstressed KIT vowels that have split | |||
from the KIT vowel and merged with the DRESS vowel in some accents. This includes | |||
@@ -113,6 +114,9 @@ from the KIT vowel and merged with the DRESS vowel in some accents. This include | |||
The ROSES lexical set is used for words that are KIT in some accents and COMMA | |||
in others. The degree to which this occurs varies between accents and speakers. | |||
The BLESSED lexical set is used for -ed based adjectives. These tend to preserve | |||
the KIT vowel in accents. | |||
The RABBIT lexical set is used for unstressed KIT vowels. Some American accents | |||
have merged this with the COMMA lexical set, such that `rabbit` and `abbot` | |||
rhyme. |
@@ -283,6 +283,15 @@ phoneme I# // used for [I] which may be [@] in some accents | |||
endphoneme | |||
phoneme I2# // used for [I] in -ed adjectives which may be [E] in some accents | |||
vwl starttype #@ endtype #@ | |||
unstressed | |||
IfNextVowelAppend(;) | |||
ChangePhoneme(I2) | |||
endphoneme | |||
phoneme i | |||
vwl starttype #i endtype #i | |||
unstressed |
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ phoneme I# | |||
endphoneme | |||
phoneme I2# | |||
vwl starttype #i endtype #i | |||
unstressed | |||
ChangePhoneme(I#) | |||
endphoneme | |||
phoneme 0 | |||
vwl starttype #a endtype #a | |||
length 220 |
@@ -74,6 +74,15 @@ phoneme I# // used for [I] which may be [@] in some accents | |||
endphoneme | |||
phoneme I2# // used for [I] in -ed adjectives which may be [E] in some accents | |||
vwl starttype #@ endtype #@ | |||
unstressed | |||
IfNextVowelAppend(;) | |||
ChangePhoneme(E) | |||
endphoneme | |||
phoneme i // optional variant of [I] for end of words | |||
vwl starttype #i endtype #i | |||
length 150 |