Text-to-speech synthesis of estonian
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The aim of this text-to-speech synthesis system is to convert the Estonian orthographic text to an orthoepically correct and natural-sounding spoken text for a wide range of practical application (especially for visual and speech disabled persons).
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تاریخ انتشار 1999