Assignment of segmental duration in text-to-speech synthesis

Computer Speech and Language

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1994, Pages 95-128

  Van Santen, Jan P H ^a  

^a LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

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EID: 0028405296     PISSN: 08852308     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/csla.1994.1005     Document Type: Article

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