LINGUIST List 10.1123

Sat Jul 24 1999

FYI: Epos speech system, Cascadilla Press Sale

Editor for this issue: Jody Huellmantel <jodylinguistlist.org>

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1. Petr Horak, Epos speech system announcement.
2. Michael Bernstein, Cascadilla Press Summer Sale

We would like to announce Epos, a language independent TTS system
primarily designed to serve as a research tool. Epos is available for
download under the General Public License at http://epos.ure.cas.cz/
including documentation and the full source code.

The present version includes configuration files for Czech and Slovak
languages only, but we are planning to support some other languages in
a medium-distant future using the MBROLA speech synthesizer, and we
shall be glad to provide the necessary support for preparing a
rule-driven configuration for other languages, or a speech segment
inventory compatible with one of our synthesizers.

In theory, Epos can be compiled using any C++ compiler (e.g. a
reasonably recent version of GNU C++, MS Visual C++, Watcom C++, or
Borland C++ Builder), and should run on most UNIX-like operating
systems and Windows NT (the NT port is somewhat less stable due to
still inadequate testing). Epos speaks using the /dev/dsp device on
UNIX platforms, and it generates Microsoft RIFF wave files (.wav)
under Windows NT. Its hardware requirements are modest.

You can send any additional questions or bug reports to the Epos
developer mailing list: eposbraille.mff.cuni.cz or have a look at the
documentation at http://epos.ure.cas.cz/epos.html

The Epos team

We're running a summer sale right now at Cascadilla Press:

* Advances in Hispanic Linguistics ($30, regularly $40)
* BUCLD 19 Proceedings ($25, regularly $42)
* Configurations and Arboreal (save $10 on the pair)
* Magnetic Melody ($12, regularly $19.95)
* Linguistics Working Papers Abstracts (free with any order over $50)

These prices are listed on the order form on our web site at
http://www.cascadilla.com or you can call us at 1-617-776-2370
to take advantage of these prices. Make sure to mention the
summer sale! Details on all of our titles are available on our
web site. This sale will end on August 20.

Yours,
 Michael Bernstein
 Cascadilla Press
 michaelcascadilla.com