Constructor Detail

• CMULexicon

  public CMULexicon(java.net.URL compiledURL,
                    java.net.URL addendaURL,
                    java.net.URL letterToSoundURL,
                    boolean binary)

  Creates a CMULexicon based upon the given compiled and addenda DBs and the given letter to sound rules

  Parameters:

  compiledURL - the compiled database is loaded from here

  addendaURL - the database addenda is loaded from here

  letterToSoundURL - the letter to sound rules are loaded from here

  binary - if true the input data are loaded as binary ; otherwise if false the input data are loaded as text.

• CMULexicon

  public CMULexicon()

  Creates the default CMU Lexicon which is a binary lexicon

• CMULexicon

  public CMULexicon(java.lang.String basename)

  Creates the CMU Lexicon which is a binary lexicon

  Parameters:

  basename - the basename for the lexicon.

• CMULexicon

  public CMULexicon(java.lang.String basename,
                    boolean useBinaryIO)

Method Detail

• getInstance

  public static CMULexicon getInstance(boolean useBinaryIO)
                                throws java.io.IOException

  Get the CMULexicon.

  Parameters:

  useBinaryIO - if true use binary IO to load DB

  Throws:

  java.io.IOException - if problems occurred while reading the data

• getInstance

  public static CMULexicon getInstance(java.lang.String basename,
                                       boolean useBinaryIO)
                                throws java.io.IOException

  Get the CMULexicon.

  Parameters:

  useBinaryIO - if true use binary IO to load DB

  Throws:

  java.io.IOException - if problems occurred while reading the data

• isSyllableBoundary

  public boolean isSyllableBoundary(java.util.List syllablePhones,
                                    java.lang.String[] wordPhones,
                                    int currentWordPhone)

  Determines if the currentPhone represents a new syllable boundary.

  Parameters:

  syllablePhones - the phones in the current syllable so far

  wordPhones - the phones for the whole word

  currentWordPhone - the word phone in question

  Returns:

  true if the word phone in question is on a syllable boundary; otherwise false.

• isSilence

  protected static boolean isSilence(java.lang.String phone)

  Determines if the given phone represents a silent phone.

  Parameters:

  phone - the phone to test

  Returns:

  true if the phone represents a silent phone; otherwise false.

• hasVowel

  protected static boolean hasVowel(java.lang.String[] phones,
                                    int index)

  Determines if there is a vowel in the remainder of the array, starting at the given index.

  Parameters:

  phones - the set of phones to check

  index - start checking at this index

  Returns:

  true if a vowel is found; otherwise false.

• hasVowel

  protected static boolean hasVowel(java.util.List phones)

  Determines if there is a vowel in given list of phones.

  Parameters:

  phones - the list of phones

  Returns:

  true if a vowel is found; otherwise false.

• isVowel

  protected static boolean isVowel(java.lang.String phone)

  Determines if the given phone is a vowel

  Parameters:

  phone - the phone to test

  Returns:

  true if phone is a vowel otherwise false.

• getSonority

  protected static int getSonority(java.lang.String phone)

  Determines the sonority for the given phone.

  Parameters:

  phone - the phone of interest

  Returns:

  an integer that classifies phone transitions

• main

  public static void main(java.lang.String[] args)

  Provides test code for the CMULexicon.
  Usage:
  

    com.sun.speech.freetts.en.us.CMULexicon [options]
  
   Where options is any combination of:
  
   -src path
   -dest path
   -generate_binary [base_name]
   -compare
   -showtimes