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General Catalogue [of recorded speech] ...
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Unkn Unknown. - : (i) University of Edinburgh. School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences. Department of Linguistics and English Language. (ii) University of Copenhagen (iii) University of Sydney (iv) University College London, 2013
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Abstract:
The data contained within the “General Catalogue” are sound files (.WAV) made from original tapes recordings, made during the period of August 1949 – December 1997. This eclectic mix of recordings covers material that is now both of historical interest and to the wider area of linguistics and the beginning of research into synthetic speech. The data cover a wide range of material from songs, poems, readings, pronunciations, and languages to interviews on fashion, living in Edinburgh, and with various aspects of life at the time with people born in the late 1800’s. An interesting overview of the work at this period of time, “50th Anniversary of Establishment of Phonetics Dept., University of Edinburgh, September 1998” given by J. Anthony is held by the Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project (SSSHP) 1986 – 2002 http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/speechsynthesis/ss_anth.htm The diversity of the languages and dialects captured for posterity are included in the associated spreadsheet and indicate where the ... : Please see file "Read Me General Catalogue" for details. ...
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Keyword:
Accents; Dialects; Ear Training Tapes; Interviews; Intonation; Lectures; Linguistics Classics and related subjects; Phonetic practice; Poems; Readings; Songs; Synthetic Speech
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URL: https://datashare.ed.ac.uk/handle/10283/380
https://dx.doi.org/10.7488/ds/158
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