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[gnuspeech-contact] Gnuspeech Wikipedia entry


From: David Hill
Subject: [gnuspeech-contact] Gnuspeech Wikipedia entry
Date: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 19:08:49 -0800

Hi Dalmazio,

Well, actually, there is an entry on the "Articulatory synthesis" page:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Articulatory_synthesis

the relevant bit appears in the "Commercial models" section which reads as follows:

Commercial Models

One of the few commercial articulatory speech synthesis systems is the NeXT-based system originally developed and marketed by Trillium Sound Research, a spin-off company of the University of Calgary, where much of the original research was conducted. Following the demise of the various incarnations of NeXT (started by Steve Jobs in the late 1980s and merged with Apple Computer in 1997), the Trillium software was published under a GNU General Public Licence, with work continuing as gnuspeech. The system, first marketed in 1994, provides full articulatory-based text-to-speech conversion using a waveguide or transmission-line analog of the human oral and nasal tracts controlled by Rene Carré's "distinctive region model"[14].

and the reference points to René Carré's web page.  It was, in fact, the presence of  the red letter (i.e. "not in the Wikipedia") word "gnuspeech" in that section (which was an edited version of a longer piece I had put in and in which the other editor put "gnuspeech" in double square brackets in the edited version leading to the missing reference) that caused me to add a page for Gnuspeech itself.  Which makes it all the stranger that they now have marked it as under threat of removal.

There is another entry on the "Speech synthesis" page:


in the section headed "Articulatory synthesis" which reads as follows:

Until recently, articulatory synthesis models have not been incorporated into commercial speech synthesis systems. A notable exception is the NeXT-based system originally developed and marketed by Trillium Sound Research, a spin-off company of the University of Calgary, where much of the original research was conducted. Following the demise of the various incarnations of NeXT (started by Steve Jobs in the late 1980s and merged with Apple Computer in 1997), the Trillium software was published under the GNU General Public License, with work continuing as gnuspeech. The system, first marketed in 1994, provides full articulatory-based text-to-speech conversion using a waveguide or transmission-line analog of the human oral and nasal tracts controlled by Carré's "distinctive region model".

Maybe I need to contact the  real Wikipedia editors for clarification.

Thanks for the suggestion anyway.

Warm regards.

david

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On Feb 3, 2009, at 10:18 AM, Dalmazio Brisinda wrote:

Hi David,

What about making an entry in Wikipedia entry under the heading "Speech Synthesis"? I looked at this article, and there is no reference to the Gnuspeech project, and yet the topic seems to be covered in some detail.

Perhaps having this other wikipedia article reference the Gnuspeech project article, and have the Gnuspeech project reference the general speech synthesis Wikipedia article might satisfy these requirements...

Best,
Dalmazio




Hi people,

I see that the Wikipedia entry for Gnuspeech:


is under threat of removal -- as in:

"This article may not meet the general notability guideline. Please help to establish notability by adding reliable, secondary sources about the topic. If notability cannot be established, the article is likely to be merged or deleted. (November 2008)

This article needs sources or references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or those affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please include more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (November 2008)"

Anyone any suggestions?  "Secondary sources" and "reliable third party" references are needed.  Any suggestions for improvement would be welcome.

Thanks.

david
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David Hill
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