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- Choose between British and American* pronunciation. When British option is selected the [r] sound at the end of the word is only voiced if followed by a vowel, which follows British phonetic convention.
- The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) symbols used.
- The structure of the text and sentences in it (line breaks, punctuation marks, etc.) is preserved in phonetic transcription output making it easier to read.
- An option to vary pronunciation depending on whether words are in stressed or weak position in the sentence, as in connected speech (checkbox “Show weak forms”). Weak forms are italicized in the output.
- Words in CAPS are interpreted as acronyms if the word is not found in the database. Acronym transcriptions will be shown with hyphens between letters.
- In addition to commonly used vocabulary the database contains a very substantial amount of place names (including names of countries, their capitals, US states, UK counties), nationalities and popular names.
- You can output the text and its phonetic transcription along each other side-by-side or line-by-line to make back-reference to the original text easier. Just tick the appropriate checkbox in the input form.
- Where a word has a number of different pronunciations (highlighted in blue in the output) you can select the one that agrees with the context by clicking on it. To see a popup with a list of possible pronunciations move your mouse cursor over the word.
Note that different pronunciations of one word may have different meanings or may represent variations in pronunciation with the same meaning. If unsure which pronunciation is relevant in your particular case, consult a dictionary. - The dictionary database is regularly amended with most popular missing words (shown in red in the output).
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*) American transcriptions are based on the open Carnegie Mellon University Pronouncing Dictionary.
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What happened American voice selection? It’s gone and I can’t listen anymore!
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перестал озвучивать текст полностью, произносит несколько предложений и речь обрывается
дня два или три назад работало нормально и текст полностью модно было прослушать
Каким браузером пользуетесь? Если не трудно, дайте пример текста, который обрывается.
“As” could be transcripted as “ɪs” or “əs” in american pronunciation as well, because sometimes it’s used reducted.
For example, in sentences that uses “such as”.
Hey! “Can” can be said as “kɪn” too, not only “kən” or “kæn”
Hi, I think the ipa of protested should be /ˈprəʊ.testɪd/ in Bristish, pls check?
/ˈprəʊ.test/ would be a noun.
Thanks, found the info.
There is a missing word: asbestosis -> ˌæs.besˈtəʊ.sɪs
Do you mind if I report any other missing words?
Yes, sure. Just post it as a list in the thread. Thanks!
The apprenticeship shouldn’t be like this əˈprɛntɪsʃɪp?
Thanks!
I would like to type the phonemes symbols and listen to the sound…