General Catalogue [of recorded speech]
Date Available
2013-10-23Type
soundData Creator
Abercombie, DavidAitken, Adam Jack
Altman, Gerry
Anthony, James K.
Arbor, Ann
Bard, E.G.
Barnes, P.F.R.
Bernstein, Basil
Brown, Keith
Brown, Roger
Cachia, Pierre
Carrington, Marry
Catford, Ian
Catford, John Cunnison
Chang, Pandora
Clark, John
Clarke, John
Clayre, Iain F.C.S.
Collinson, F.
Criper, Clive
Criper, Lindsay
Dewar, Ann
Fox, Anthony
Griggs, D.
Harris, Jimmy
Higgs, Jody
Hill, Trevor
Hutcheson, Sandy
Iles, Laurence A.
Iles, R.
James, Ross
Jischer – Jórgensen, Eli
Jones, Daniel
Judge, Sally
Ladd, D. Robert
Laver, John
Lhote, Elisabeth
Ludden, Brian
McAlister, J.
McKnight, J.D.
Milroy, Robert
Patch, Katherine
Renwick, William
Quirk, Randolph
Ritson, R.K.
Rutherford, Harry
Silverstein, Raymond
Smithers, G.V.
Strevens, Peter
Tait, R.V.
Traill, Anthony
Uldall, Elizabeth Theodora
Williams, Briony
Woolley, John S.
McNeill, Nancy Craig
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(i) University of Edinburgh. School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences. Department of Linguistics and English Language. (ii) University of Copenhagen (iii) University of Sydney (iv) University College LondonMetadata
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Abercombie, David; Aitken, Adam Jack; Altman, Gerry; Anthony, James K.; Arbor, Ann; Bard, E.G.; Barnes, P.F.R.; Bernstein, Basil; Brown, Keith; Brown, Roger; Cachia, Pierre; Carrington, Marry; Catford, Ian; Catford, John Cunnison; Chang, Pandora; Clark, John; Clarke, John; Clayre, Iain F.C.S.; Collinson, F.; Criper, Clive; Criper, Lindsay; Dewar, Ann; Fox, Anthony; Griggs, D.; Harris, Jimmy; Higgs, Jody; Hill, Trevor; Hutcheson, Sandy; Iles, Laurence A.; Iles, R.; James, Ross; Jischer – Jórgensen, Eli; Jones, Daniel; Judge, Sally; Ladd, Bob; Laver, John; Lhote, Elisabeth; Ludden, Brian; McAlister, J.; McKnight, J.D.; Milroy, Robert; Patch, Katherine; Renwick, William; Quirk, Randolph; Ritson, R.K.; Rutherford, Harry; Silverstein, Raymond; Smithers, G.V.; Strevens, Peter; Tait, R.V.; Traill, Anthony; Uldall, Elizabeth Theodora; Williams, Briony; Woolley, John S.; McNeill, Nancy Craig. (2013). General Catalogue, 1949-1997 [sound]. (i) University of Edinburgh. School of Philosophy, Psychology, and Language Sciences. Department of Linguistics and English Language. (ii) University of Copenhagen (iii) University of Sydney (iv) University College London. https://doi.org/10.7488/ds/158.Description
The data contained within the “General Catalogue” are sound files (.WAV) made from original tapes recordings, made during the period of August 1949 – December 1997. This eclectic mix of recordings covers material that is now both of historical interest and to the wider area of linguistics and the beginning of research into synthetic speech. The data cover a wide range of material from songs, poems, readings, pronunciations, and languages to interviews on fashion, living in Edinburgh, and with various aspects of life at the time with people born in the late 1800’s. An interesting overview of the work at this period of time, “50th Anniversary of Establishment of Phonetics Dept., University of Edinburgh, September 1998” given by J. Anthony is held by the Smithsonian Speech Synthesis History Project (SSSHP) 1986 – 2002 http://amhistory.si.edu/archives/speechsynthesis/ss_anth.htm The diversity of the languages and dialects captured for posterity are included in the associated spreadsheet and indicate where the appropriate files can be found.
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