APPENDIX O: DECtalk SPEECH TIPS
ECO Manual
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English Consonant Phonemes
Phoneme Phoneme
Symbol Example Symbol Example
Consonants
b b in p p in
ch
ch in r r ed
d
d ebt s s it
dh
th is sh sh in
f
f in t t est
g
g ive th th in
hx
h ead v v est
jh
g in w w est
k
c at z z oo
l l et
m
m et
n
n et
nx si
ng
dx ri
d er, wri t er
lx be
ll
rx o
r ation
tx La
t in
Charts above copied with permission from Digital Equipment Corporation
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