Diseño y desarrollo de un módulo prototipo inteligente de lectura de cuentos (TTS) para aplicaciones de aprendizaje para niños

Abstract

In this thesis we present the different stages that we have conducted to design and implement a Text To Speech (TTS) system to support the children’s learning process through storytelling. In order to develop a tool to work with children, we propose a design that relies on two elements: the architecture of the FreeTTS system and the creation of a database of syllabes and words. Each syllabe and word will be recorded by a locutor. This base is designed to provide a better sound to the speech synthesis system, that would enable to get a voice with more naturally and intelligibility possible, to make more enjoyable for the kids and to get a speech synthesis system like a Spanish language that is used in Ecuador. The main contribution of this project focuses on the phonetic and linguistic analysis that will be able to build a word if it does not exist in the data base.