I've now corrected the alignments in the .lab files in the jhset0
directory and uploaded the results to the UCL ftp site
(synth.phon.ucl.ac.uk). You can now find the file
jhset0_labfiles.tar.gz.crypt
in the directory /pub/temp/. As for the ESPS files Mark made available,
the archive file has been gzipped and encrypted with the standard ProSynth
password.
I have made a number of alterations to the transcriptions, namely:
0014 f @ I l eI1 eI2 n -> f @ r I l eI1 eI2 n
0017 @ v @ l u m -> Q v @ l u m
0019 @ z @ l i g -> { z @ l i g
0026 @ v @ l i k -> Q v @ l i k
0038 d j u m aI1 aI2 n d -> d u j u m aI1 aI2 n d
0045 t U @ v k l eI1 eI2 m d -> t @ @ v k l eI1 eI2 m d
0048 t U A s k -> t @ A s k
0055 @ v I z b I l d -> @ v h I z b I l d
0057 w I D I z b e l t -> w I D h I z b e l t
0070 t @ v l I v d -> t U @ v l I v d
0072 I n i { k t -> I n D i { k t
0080 f @ I z h e l T -> f r I z h e l T
0105 @ z I t w Q z -> { z I t w Q z
A few more points.
On the odd occasion I have left 'in the' transcribed as [I n D @], even if
there's no friction - I've used [D] to represent a dental nasal, as a way
of distinguishing this piece from [I n @].
0045 has 'to have' transcribed as [t @ @ v] - the first of these schwas is
breathy and has a relatively low f0 (that's why I've transcribed two of
them), but I couldn't segment it as [t @ h @ v].
0080 has linking r but with rhotic quality throughout the vocoid portion,
hence my transcription of 'for his' [f r I z].
0105 is corrected ('as' from [@ z] to [{ z]), but I'm not sure whether
this one should be [{] or [@] in such a broad transcription. This comment
also applies to other instances of 'as' in the database.
I have other notes regarding more complex cases where there was no clear
place for segmentation - let me know if you want my comments on any of the
other files.
Best wishes,
Paul
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