XML Representation Languages as a Way of Interconnecting TTS Modules

Background information page

This page contains background information for the above-mentioned paper, submitted to ICSLP 2004, Jeju, Korea.

Full example files for the use cases (section 4)

Use case 1: BOSS phonemisation in MARY
Text	Phonemisation input		Phonemisation output		Sound
	XSLT		XSLT
Hallo Welt.	MaryXML (source)	BossXML (target)	BossXML (source)	MaryXML (target)	Sound
Willkommen in der Welt der Sprachsynthese!	MaryXML (source)	BossXML (target)	BossXML (source)	MaryXML (target)	Sound

Use case 2: MARY duration prediction in BOSS
Text	Duration prediction input		Duration prediction output		Sound
	XSLT		XSLT
Hallo Welt.	BossXML (source)	MaryXML (target)	MaryXML (source)	BossXML (target)	Sound
Willkommen in der Welt der Sprachsynthese!	BossXML (source)	MaryXML (target)	MaryXML (source)	BossXML (target)