com.sun.speech.freetts.en.us
Class FeatureProcessors

java.lang.Object
  com.sun.speech.freetts.en.us.FeatureProcessors

public class FeatureProcessors

extends java.lang.Object

Provides the set of feature processors that are used by this language as part of the CART processing.

Nested Class Summary

static class	FeatureProcessors.Accented Checks to see if the given syllable is accented.
static class	FeatureProcessors.AccentedSylIn Counts the number of accented syllables since the last major break.
static class	FeatureProcessors.Gpos Returns a guess of the part-of-speech.
static class	FeatureProcessors.LastAccent Find the last accented syllable This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.MonthRange Returns true ("1") if the given item is a number between 0 and 32 exclusive, otherwise, returns "0".
static class	FeatureProcessors.NumDigits Returns the length of the string.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_CPlace Return consonant cplace l-labial a-alveolar p-palatal b-labio_dental d-dental v-velar This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_CType Return consonant type s-stop f-fricative a-affricative n-nasal * l-liquid This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_CVox Return consonant voicing +=on -=off This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_VC Return vowel or consonant +=on -=off This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_VFront Return vowel frontness 1-front 2-mid 3-back This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_VHeight Return vowel height 1-high 2-mid 3-low This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_VLength Return vowel length s-short l-long d-dipthong a-schwa This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PH_VRnd Return vowel rnd (lip rounding) lip rounding +=on -=off This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PosInSyl Finds the position of the phoneme in the syllable This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.PositionType Classifies the the syllable as single, initial, mid or final.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegCodaFric Checks for fricative This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegCodaGlide Checks for coda glide This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegCodaNasal Checks for coda nasal This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegCodaStop Checks for coda stop This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegmentDuration Returns the duration of the given segment This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegOnsetCoda Checks for onset coda This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegOnsetFric Checks for fricative This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegOnsetGlide Checks for onset glide This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegOnsetNasal Checks for onset nasal This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SegOnsetStop Checks for onset stop This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.StressedSylIn Counts the number of stressed syllables since the last major break.
static class	FeatureProcessors.StressedSylOut Counts the number of stressed syllables until the next major break.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SubPhrases Counts the number of phrases before this one.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SylBreak Determines the break level after this syllable This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SylCodaSize Determines the coda size This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SylIn Counts the number of stressed syllables since the last major break.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SylOnsetSize Determines the onset size of this syllable This is a feature processor.
static class	FeatureProcessors.SylOut Counts the number of stressed syllables since the last major break.
static class	FeatureProcessors.TokenPosGuess Attempts to guess the part of speech.
static class	FeatureProcessors.WordBreak Determines the word break.
static class	FeatureProcessors.WordNumSyls Returns as an Integer the number of syllables in the given word.
static class	FeatureProcessors.WordPunc Determines the word punctuation.

Method Summary

static java.lang.String	getPhoneFeature(Item item, java.lang.String featureName) Gets the phoneset feature with the given name
static java.lang.String	wordBreak(Item item) Classifies the type of word break
static java.lang.String	wordPunc(Item item) Gets the punctuation associated with the word

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Method Detail

getPhoneFeature

public static java.lang.String getPhoneFeature(Item item,
                                               java.lang.String featureName)

Gets the phoneset feature with the given name

Parameters:

item - item the phoneme of interest

featureName - the feature of interest

Returns:

the phone feature for the item

wordBreak

public static java.lang.String wordBreak(Item item)
                                  throws ProcessException

Classifies the type of word break

Parameters:

item - the item to process

Returns:

"4" for a big break, "3" for a break; otherwise "1"

Throws:

ProcessException - if an exception occurred during the processing

wordPunc

public static java.lang.String wordPunc(Item item)
                                 throws ProcessException

Gets the punctuation associated with the word

Parameters:

item - the word to process

Returns:

the punctuation associated with the word

Throws:

ProcessException - if an exception occurred during the processing