SmoothTalker Version 2 and 3 Phonetic Codes

             NOTE:  These phonetic codes and imbedded commands have a
             slightly different syntax than those in Version 4 Smooth
             Talker as used in the main Speech Thing program.

             To change pitch:

             All pitch commands must be included in << >> for English
             words, << ~ >> for phonetic transcriptions.  Range is 0
             (low) to 9 (high).  In English, only one pitch command may
             be included in any one set of << >>.

             To change Speed:

             Range S0 (slow) to S9 (fast).  Same syntax rules as pitch.

             Phonetic Commands:

             For phonetic transcriptions, a tilde must follow the opening
             set of brackets, like this <<~

             Phonetic commands:

                  /         Increase pitch by one step
                  \         Decrease pitch by one step
                  [         Shorten following symbol by one unit
                  ]         Lengthen following symbol by one unit
                  [x and ]x changes duration by x units, for x=0 to 9
                            (Version 3 only)

             Phonetic Transcriptions

             AE   Short 'a' as in 'last'
             EH   Short 'e' as in 'best'
             IH   Short 'i' as in 'fit'
             AA   Short 'o' as in 'cot'
             AH   Short 'u' as in 'up'
             EY   Diphthong as in 'ace'
             IY   Long 'e' as in 'beet'
             AY   Diphthong as in 'ice'
             OW   Long 'o' as in 'dose'
             UW   Long 'u' as in lute'
             AO   Intermediate 'o' as in 'caught'
             UH   'u' sound as in 'book'
             AX   Schwa sound as in 'a' in 'against'
             OY   Diphthong as in 'noise'
             AW   Diphthong as in 'loud'
             ER   'ur' or 'er' as in 'further'
             p    Plosive is in 'pin'
             t    Plosive as in 'tin'
             CH   As in 'chin'
             k    Plosive as in 'kin'
             b    Plosive as in 'bin'












             d    Plosive as in 'din'
             j    As in 'gin' or 'jug'
             f    Fricative as in 'fin'
             TH   Fricative as in 'thin'
             s    Sibilant as in 'sin'
             SH   Sibilant as in 'SHIN'
             v    As in 'vim'
             DH   As the 'th' in 'then'
             z    As in 'zen'
             ZH   z as in 'pleasure'
             l    As in 'light' or 'love'
             m    Nasal as in 'might'
             n    Nasal as in 'night'
             NG   Nasal as in 'sing'
             h    As in 'hit'
             r    As in 'rate'
             w    As in 'wait' or 'water'
             WH   As in 'which' or 'where'
             y    As in 'yet' or 'yes'

             The following apply to Version 3 Only:

             IX   Short duration sound between IH and AX, 'David'
             DX   Intervocalic 't' as  in 'butter'
             KX   Non-aspirated 'k' as in 'ice cold'
             TX   Non-aspirated 't' as in 'mistake'
             PX   Non-aspirated 't' as in 'white spot'

             NOTE:  In entering phonetic commands, be careful to enter
             lower case and upper case letters exactly.

             Examples:

             Cat                      kAEt
             Computer                 kAXmpyUWtER
             Smooth Talker            smUWDHtAAkER
             First Byte               fERstbAYt
             Software developer       sAAftwEHrdEHvEHIAXpER
             Pascal                   pAEskAEl
             Comdex                   kAAmdEHks