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abair.ie The Irish Language Synthesiser
abair.ie is a speech synthesiser for Irish — it turns written words into speech. (The Irish word "abair" means "say".)
The www.abair.ie project takes Irish to the heart of language technology and offers a new way for the public to access the language. It is a unique system, which turns Irish written text into the spoken word. To date, a female synthetic voice speaking with an Ulster dialect was available on www.abair.ie. An important phase in the overall development of the project is now being reached with the launch of a second voice, which is a male synthetic voice with a Connaught dialect. The preparation of a synthesised Munster voice is underway and will be launched at a future date.
The project has been developed as a result of research at the Phonetics and Speech Lab., Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College Dublin. The project developers are very pleased to have obtained funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht, which will guarantee the continuation of the project for the next three years. Credit is also due to those who have supported the project until now. These include COGG, Foras na Gaeilge and the EU (INTERREG).
Target language
Irish/English
Level (CEFR/ACTFL)
Multilevel
Beginning date
01 / 01 / 2008
Created by
Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College Dublin (IE)
Implemented at
Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College Dublin (IE)
Audience
- Secondary Education
- Higher Education
- Teacher Training
- Lifelong Learning
Educational technologies and tools
- Audiovisual media development and implementation [audio (podcasts, etc.) and video (dubbing and subtitling), etc.]
Teaching methods
- Face-to-face learning/blended learning/online learning
- Lectures/(Hands-on) practice/Internships/Community service/Seminars/Oral presentations/Group discussions
- Autonomous learning
Contact information
PI | Prof Ailbhe Ní Chasaide |
Phonetics and Speech Laboratory Arts Building Room 4091 Trinity College Dublin 2 Ireland | |
Email: | abair.tcd@gmail.com |
Phone: | +353 (0)1 896 1348 |
http://www.tcd.ie/slscs/clcs/psl/ |
How to cite this best practice?
Carson, Lorna; Ní Chasaide, Ailbhe
Gobl, Christer
Uí Dhonnchadha, Elaine
Duggan, John
Berthelsen, Harald
Ní Chiaráin, Neasa
Wendler, Christoph
Murphy, Andy. (2008). "abair.ie The Irish Language Synthesiser". Online: https://foco.usal.es/en/fichas/abair-ie-the-irish-language-synthesiser/. Repositorio FOCO [29-03-2024].