[espeak-gaeilge] Re: New version of Irish eSpeak now available

  • From: Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: espeak-gaeilge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2013 20:57:33 +0000

I have updated the Irish version of eSpeak to fix the issues outlined by Robbie.
(I have separately sent a detailed mail to Robbie.)
Ronan

On 27/02/2013, Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Robbie,
> Thanks for this. I think I can quickly deal with most of this.
> Could you forward me the text of the song so that I can test it after
> making changes.
> Ronan
>
> On 27/02/2013, RobbieS <robbiesin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Hi Ronan,
>>
>> Sorry I haven't the time right now to do as comprehensive a review as I'd
>> like, but here are some issues I've noticed after a quick test.  Should
>> have more time for greater depth tomorrow morning or Friday.
>>
>> I wrote out the words of the song *Buachaill ón Éirne:*
>>
>> 1.  The 'f' in first person conditional verbs should be aspirated to a
>> 'h'..  Rule that where a word ends with 'fainn', the 'f' is a 'h'.  There
>> are no dialectical exceptions to this.
>>
>> 2.  Where a word begins with slender 's' followed by a 'p', (e.g.,
>> *spré*),
>> the 's' has a broad sound (i.e., like English 's', and not English 'sh').
>>
>> 3.  the 'gh' in Tír Eoghain should be silent.
>>
>> 4.  I'll be in Peat's Friday morning to collect the dictophone, so should
>> have the slender 'r' sent to the list by Friday.  I'll send it direct if
>> the list doesn't take attachments.
>>
>> 5.  The last line of the song doesn't scan right.  The phonemes are more
>> or
>> less grand, but there's something in the stresses or emphases on
>> sylables.
>> "Ag síleadh na deora tráthnóna nó ar maidin go trom".
>> Sorry I've no time to break it down now; have to travel far for work
>> that'll take the rest of the day.
>>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Robbie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 4:26 PM, Ronan McGuirk
>> <ronan.p.mcguirk@xxxxxxxxx>wrote:
>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> A new version of the eSpeak Gaeilge system (2.4B)  is now available in
>>> the DropBox environment.
>>>
>>> This can be deployed in the same way as previous versions.
>>>
>>> Please see instructions for installation in the
>>> DropBox/eSpeak/Documentation folder.
>>>
>>>
>>> This version has a series of pronunciation improvements following
>>> feedback.
>>>
>>> Please let me know how you get on with this version.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ronan
>>>
>>>
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