# BEGIN_TEST #------------------------------ # English (en-GB) # # Notes: These tests use the XSAMPA examples given in the pico manual. # The only differences between the manual and the test strings are: # 1/ replaced the primary stress character " (double quote) by its dec code " # 2/ the XSAMPA "r\" is replaced by "r\\" (the backslash is escaped) otherwise pico says # garbage or the "rrr" sound is pronounced "j" (as a french j) # When a test is marked as "BUG", if possible, the tester will capture an approximate # transcription of what was heard inside [ ]. # Consonants # --------- Plosives # TEST "bin" Testing . # TEST "din" Testing . # TEST "give" Testing . # TEST "kin" Testing . # TEST "pin" Testing . # TEST "tin" Testing . # --------- Nasals # TEST N thing "TIN Testing . # TEST m mock "mQk Testing . # TEST n knock "nQk Testing . # --------- Fricatives # TEST D this "DIs Testing . # TEST S shin "SIn Testing . # TEST T thin "TIn Testing . # TEST Z measure "mE.Z@ Testing . # TEST f fit "fIt Testing . # TEST h hit "hIt Testing . # TEST s sin "sIn Testing . # TEST v vim "vIm Testing . # TEST z zing "zIN Testing . # --------- Approximants # TEST j yacht "jQt Testing . # TEST l long "lQN Testing . # TEST l= little "lI.tl= Testing . # TEST r\ right "r\a_It Testing . # TEST w wasp "wQsp Testing . # --------- Affricates # TEST d_Z gin "d_ZIn Testing . # TEST t_S chin "t_SIn Testing . # Monophthongs # --------- Short # TEST @ allow @."la_U Testing . # TEST E pet "pEt Testing . # TEST I pit "pIt Testing . # TEST Q pot "pQt Testing . # TEST U put "pUt Testing . # TEST V cut "kVt Testing . # TEST { pat "p{t Testing . # --------- Long # TEST 3: furs "f3:z Testing . # TEST A: stars "stA:z Testing . # TEST i: ease "i:z Testing . # TEST u: lose "lu:z Testing . # --------- Diphthongs # TEST o_U nose "n@_Uz Testing . # TEST I_@ fears "fI_@z Testing . # TEST O_I noise "nO_Iz Testing . # TEST U_@ cures "kjU_@z Testing . # TEST a_I rise "r\a_Iz Testing . # TEST a_U rouse "r\a_Uz Testing . # TEST e_@ stairs "ste_@z Testing . # TEST e_I raise "r\e_Iz Testing . # --------- Other Symbols # TEST # word separator, tested on "this yacht" Testing and . # TEST % secondary stress NEED TEST HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ # Testing . # TEST . syllable break NEED TEST HERE <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ # Testing . # TEST " primary stress BETTER TEST? <<<<<<<<<<<<------------------------------------ Testing and primary stress. #--------------------------------------------------------- # en-GB / en-GB compatibility # TEST W whale "We_Il Testing . # TEST @` actor "{k.t@` Testing . # TEST @` (US) @ (GB) measure "mE.Z@` Testing . Testing . # TEST A: (US) long "lA:N Testing . # TEST A:r\ (US) A:(GB) stars "stA:r\z Testing . Testing . # TEST o_U (US) @_U (GB) nose "no_Uz Testing . Testing . # TEST O: (US) o: (GB) four fO:r\ Testing . Testing . #--------------------------------------------------------- # en-GB test content spoken using the en-GB resources # Consonants # --------- Plosives # same as en-US # --------- Nasals # TEST m mock "mA:k Testing . # TEST n knock "nA:k Testing . # --------- Fricatives # TEST Z measure "mE.Z@` Testing . # TEST W whale "We_Il ("east coast" pronounciation of W phoneme for "wh") Testing . # TEST w whale "We_Il Testing . # --------- Approximants # TEST j yacht "jA:t Testing . # TEST l long "lA:N Testing . # TEST w wasp "wA:sp Testing . # --------- Affricates # same as en-US # Monophthongs # --------- Short # same as en-US # --------- Long # TEST 3`: furs "f3`:z Testing . # TEST A: stars "stA:r\z Testing . # TEST O: four "fO:r\ Testing . # --------- Diphthongs # TEST o_U nose "no_Uz Testing . # TEST a_I rise "r\a_Iz Testing . # TEST a_U rouse "r\a_Uz Testing . # TEST e_I raise "r\e_Iz Testing . # --------- # END_TEST