symbolset

Symbolset is a repository for handling phonetic symbol sets and mappers/converters between different symbol sets and languages. Written in go.

I. Server installation

1. Set up go

   Download: https://golang.org/dl/ (1.24 or higher)
   Installation instructions: https://golang.org/doc/install

2. Clone the source code

   git clone https://github.com/stts-se/symbolset.git
   git clone https://github.com/stts-se/wikispeech-lexdata.git # optional
   cd symbolset/

3. Test (optional)

   go test ./... # in symbolset/

4. Pre-compile server (for faster execution times).

   cd server/ # in symbolset/
   go build .

II. Setup with Wikispeech symbolsets (optional)

1. Setup

   bash setup.sh ../../wikispeech-lexdata/ ss_files # in server/

2. Start server

   ./server -ss_files ss_files/ # in server/

IIb. Alternative: Start the server without Wikispeech symbol sets, using demo symbol sets

./server -ss_files demo_files/ # in server/

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This work was supported by the Swedish Post and Telecom Authority (PTS) through the grant "Wikispeech – en användargenererad talsyntes på Wikipedia" (2016–2017), and the Swedish Inheritance Fund (Allmänna arvsfonden) through the grant "Wikispeech – Talsyntes och taldatainsamlare." (2024–2027).