[bksvol-discuss] Re: A question re homonyms in context
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Aug 2006 12:46:08 -0700 (PDT)
Cool!!
Thanks for explaining.
Cindy
--- Robert Riddle <captinlogic@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Well, modern synthesizers use what are called triads
> to creat speech. FOr
> example,
> My feet were made of lead.
> I want to lead the batallion.
> The synthesizer uses groups of three words, I want
> to lead, made of lead, to
> creat sentences and determine how these words are
> pronounced, leed versus
> led invalid versus invalid. It's usually consistant
> in it's pronunciation,
> but errors do occur in some cases.
>
> This is of course just how I have figured it out, I
> am open to being
> corrected, though.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy" <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Saturday, August 26, 2006 1:23 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] A question re homonyms in
> context
>
>
> > In the book I'm almost finished validating, there
> is a
> > play on words--invalid, meaning sick person, and
> > invalid, i.e., in val id, meaning not valid. The
> > latter word is discussed, its meanings--but I'm
> > curious--how does speech, i.e., the Daisy reader
> or
> > whatever, distinguish pronunciations between
> homonyms
> > in texts. In this case, in val id is italicized.
> Will
> > the speech reader chnage the pronunciation from
> > invalid to in val id because of that? Of will it
> > pronounce both words the same and the reader will
> get
> > the difference from the explanation that is given.
> In
> > other similar cases, does the speech reader read
> both
> > words however the first one happens to be
> pronounced?
> >
> > Just curious.
> >
> > Cindy
> >
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