IBM Gives Voice to the Stories and Lives of Alaskans

[Harold Schiffman]

Forwarded From: edling at lists.sis.utsa.edu


CNN Money



IBM Gives Voice to the Stories and Lives of Alaskans



LitSite Alaska (www.litsite.org <http://www.litsite.org/> ) -- an
interactive Web site with a wealth of information, insights and stories
about the history, diversity, culture and traditions of Alaskans -- is
bringing native language and stories to life using IBM (NYSE: IBM)
cutting-edge speech technology. Over 1,000 pages of text have been enhanced
with audio files, using IBM WebSphere Voice Server text-to-speech software.
These audio files even include uncommon pronunciations of Alaskan native
names and words such as KwaashKiKwaan, Tlingit, and Inupiaq.



Full story:

http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/marketwire/0425788.htm




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Harold F. Schiffman

Professor Emeritus of
Dravidian Linguistics and Culture
Dept. of South Asia Studies
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6305

Phone: (215) 898-7475
Fax: (215) 573-2138

Email: haroldfs at gmail.com
http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/~haroldfs/

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