Datblygu lleisiau synthetig dwyieithog newydd ar gyfer plant a phobl ifanc Cymru

Translated title of the contribution: Developing New Bilingual Synthetic Voices for Children and Young People in Wales

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Abstract

Datblygwyd wyth pâr o leisiau synthetig Cymraeg a Saesneg i’w defnyddio gan blant a phobl ifanc yng Nghymru sydd ag anawsterau lleferydd ac yn defnyddio dulliau Cyfathrebu Estynedig ac Amgen (AAC). Mae’r lleisiau hyn yn cynrychioli acenion de a gogledd Cymru yn Gymraeg a Saesneg. Mae pedwar o’r lleisiau yn rhai benywaidd, a phedwar yn lleisiau gwrywaidd. Defnyddiwyd cwmni masnachol i ganfod a recordio’r talentau llais, a manteisiwyd ar lyfrgell adnoddau technoleg lleferydd Prifysgol Bangor i fireinio’r lleisiau, gan ddatblygu cydrannau newydd lle roedd angen. Cyfrannodd cwmni Cereproc eu harbenigedd yn adeiladu’r lleisiau ac yn arwain y project cyfan. Casglwyd adborth i’r lleisiau gogleddol gan therapyddion iaith a lleferydd, a chyflwynir y canlyniadau cyntaf yma hefyd.

Eight pairs of bilingual Welsh and English synthetic voices were developed for use by children and young people in Wales with speech difficulties who use Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC). These voices represent northern and southern Welsh accents in both English and Welsh. Four of the voices are female, and four are male. CereProc led the project, contributing their extensive expertise to build the voices. A commercial company was used to find and record the voice talents, and the Bangor University Welsh speech technology library was used to fine tune the voices and develop new components where needed. Feedback on the north Welsh voices was gathered by speech and language therapists, with preliminary results presented here.
Translated title of the contributionDeveloping New Bilingual Synthetic Voices for Children and Young People in Wales
Original languageWelsh
Publication statusPublished - 2023

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