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Text to Speech

The text-to-speech (TTS) topics cover technologies that aid in producing high-quality TTS playback.

Overview
Overview of the issues with text-to-speech playback and the technologies available to help.
CSS3 Speech
Review of the Speech module properties for controlling TTS playback through style sheets.
PLS Lexicons
Review of using pronunciation lexicons to create dictionaries of terms.
SSML
Review of EPUB's attribute implementation of the Synthetic Speech Markup Language.

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