Homographs, not homonyms. -----Original Message----- From: Talk [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom Kingston via Talk Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:44 AM To: Van Lant, Robin; Window-Eyes Discussion List Subject: Re: WE saying some words differently in read to end versus word byword
Robin, It's the synthesizer attempting to decide which form of the word to use according to context. But of course when reading by word and to an extent line there is no or little context. If the synth is sent a sentence then there's context. But they can only do so much on the fly with these homonyms. And screen-readers are the ultimate challenge given the way they work. Consider a talking device which speaks its own menus, options, messages, etc. In such an environment the entire vocabulary and contextual use is known in advance. So the same synth can be programmed to be phonetically perfect for each of the relatively small number of speech events that will occur. Regards, Tom On 4/25/2016 5:49 PM, Van Lant, Robin via Talk wrote: > This is only a curiosity... I've noted a couple different instances lately where a word I'm reading will be pronounced differently if I have WE doing Read to end as opposed to reading by Word or line. The latest word today was "resume" in a document I was reading about Keyboard commands. In read to end, it was say resume, as in the document you create for job interviewing, and when arrowing up and down or by word, it would pronounce it as rezoom, meaning to start again. I know there was a word over the weekend on a different document that I noticed this on. Just curious why this might be. > > Robin Van Lant | Sr. Program Manager > Strategy & Performance Management | Key Equipment Finance > 720-304-1060 | [email protected] > > > This communication may contain privileged and/or confidential information. It is intended solely for the use of the addressee. No confidentiality or privilege is waived or lost as a result of any transmission errors. If you are not the intended recipient, you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing or using any of this information. If you have received this communication in error, please contact the sender immediately and destroy the material in its entirety, whether electronic or hard copy. > > This communication is for informational purposes only, is not an offer, solicitation, recommendation or commitment for any transaction or to buy or sell any security or other financial product, and is not intended as investment advice or as a confirmation of any transaction. Any market price, indicative value, estimate, view, opinion, data or other information herein is not warranted as to completeness or accuracy, is subject to change without notice, and KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. accepts no liability for its use or to update or keep it current. Any views or opinions are those of the individual sender, not necessarily of KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. > > The sender of this communication is a licensed securities representative employed by or associated with KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Member NYSE/FINRA/SIPC and may also represent KeyBank National Association ("KeyBank N.A."). Securities products and services are offered by KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. Banking products and services are offered by KeyBank N.A. > > 127 Public Square, Cleveland, OH 44114 > > If you prefer not to receive future e-mail offers for products or services from Key send an e-mail to [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>with 'No Promotional E-mails' in the SUBJECT line. > _______________________________________________ > Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. > > For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/tom.kingston%4 0charter.net. > For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com > _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/fenderwal%40sb cglobal.net. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com _______________________________________________ Any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Ai Squared. For membership options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/options.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com/archive%40mail-archive.com. For subscription options, visit http://lists.window-eyes.com/listinfo.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com List archives can be found at http://lists.window-eyes.com/private.cgi/talk-window-eyes.com
