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From: pilgrim@daimi.aau.dk (Jakob G}rdsted)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.introduction
Subject: why can't the Amiga talk properly
Summary: when the world goes bling
Keywords: talking
Message-ID: <1991Apr28.195319.3987@daimi.aau.dk>
Date: 28 Apr 91 19:53:19 GMT
Sender: pilgrim@daimi.aau.dk (Jakob G}rdsted)
Organization: DAIMI: Computer Science Department, Aarhus University, Denmark
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This posting is about the softwareimplemented
speech capability of the Amiga. Well, I'm not
satisfied with it ! The problem seems to be
the phonemes. They are allright for talking
american(english?), but not for talking 
danish. I trust in a lot of replies on this,
since germans must feel just as let down, since
it can't say u umlaut either(well can it?)

I've looked in the manuals, and there is a
mention of a standard, that the amiga confines
to. Why does this standard only support phonemes
used in english ? Isn't there a standard with
more sounds, like some decent r's, a proper
"u umlaut(y for danes)" etc?

So what I want to know is why the standard chosen
was chosen, and what one can do to get u umlaut,
and decent r's, etc.
--
From the notorious
                      Jakob Gaardsted, Computer Science Department
Bed og arbejd !            University of Aarhus,  Jylland (!)
(Pray and work!)       AMIGA!               |     I'd rather play Moria.