导读 F9
Preface F29
List of Figures F31
List of Tables F33
1 Reading Devices 1
1.1 Text-to-Speech Conversion :A Brief Introduction 2
1.2 The Task of Pronouncing Aloud :A Model 6
1.2.1 A Simple Example from Russian 6
1.2.2 Formal Definitions 11
1.2.2.1 Ms and Annotation Graphs 11
1.2.2.2 Definitions 13
1.2.. Axioms 14
1.. Central Claims of the Theory 15
1...1 Regularity 16
1...2 Consistency 19
1.2.4 Further Issues 20
1.2.4.1 Why a Constrained Theory of
Writing Systems? 21
1.2.4.2 Orthography and the "Segmental" Assumption
1.3 Terminology and Conventions 25
1.A Appendix: An Overview of Finite-State Automata and Transducers 29
1.A.1 Regular languages and Finite-State Automata 29
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5.. Evidence for the Function of Phonetic Components in Chinese 175
5.2.4 Summary 176
5.3 Connectionist Models:The Seidenberg-McClelland Model 178
5.3.1 Outline of the Model 179
5.3.2 What Is Wrong with the Model? 181
5.4 Summary 184
6 Further Issues 185
6.1 Adaptation of Writing Systems:The Case of Manx Gaelic 185
6.2 Orthographic Reforms:The Case of Dutch 192
6.2.1 The 1954 Spelling Rules 193
6.2.2 The 1995 Spelling Rules 195
6.3 Other Forms of Notation : Numerical Notation and Its Relation to Number Names 197
6.4 Abbreviatory Devices 204
6.5 Non-Bloomfieldian Views on Writing 209
6.6 Postscript
Bibliography 217
Index 227