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Hi, all: Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in “Jean Valjean”? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn’t get it to pronounce it as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks! Sandra “To love another person is to se the face of God.” (Les Miserables--the musical) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: < http://lists.the-jdh.com/pipermail/jfw_lists.the-jdh.com/attachments/20150902/6b0be457/attachment.html>
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I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of any blue jean pants or skirts.
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Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
“Jean Valjean”? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn’t get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
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Sandra,
All I can suggest is to play around with unusual letter combinations, and
even consider the grave accent mark or apostrophe to modify the way the
sound comes out. Bear in mind that this would be done one way with
Eloquence, but would be very different with some other synthesizer -- they
vary quite a bit in their phoneme dictionaries.
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Oregonian, woodworker, Engineer, Musician, and pioneer
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How about Zzjawn?
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I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS. I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
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Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
“Jean Valjean”? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn’t get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
“To love another person is to se the face of God.”
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I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to get the
"soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come, with her name, is
"jian". The sound is correct, except for the slightly harder "J" sound. At
least, I recognize her name, and it's much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
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Zjeanne might work.
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I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to get
the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come, with
her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the slightly
harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's much better
than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks about
Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of any blue
jean pants or skirts.
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Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
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Nice. This is the first one that works for my synthesizer. I'd only suggest that you remove the first 'e" to get the right French vowel:
Zjanne
I'm adding it to my JAWS dictionary.
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I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to get
the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come, with
her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the slightly
harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's much better
than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole
Massey via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
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Cc: Nicole Massey <nyyki@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks about
Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of any blue
jean pants or skirts.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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The soft French J sound, the one they use with the d in front of it, can
often be simulated with a zj, as it's got a lot of the soft z sound to the
beginning of it, a z sound they don't use much, instead preferring the hard
Z of zed.
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Nice. This is the first one that works for my synthesizer. I'd only
suggest that you remove the first 'e" to get the right French vowel:
Zjanne
I'm adding it to my JAWS dictionary.
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Zjeanne might work.
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I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to
get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come,
with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the
slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's
much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole
Massey via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Nicole Massey <nyyki@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks
about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of
any blue jean pants or skirts.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that
name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to
pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated!
Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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I am glad to hear that this works in your JAWS Dictionairy. However, when I
read, with JAWS, "Zjanne", I hear the "Z"; it's almost another sylable. At
least, this is how it sounds on my Windows 8.1, I-7, 64-git system, using
J16.
Of course, I would really be pleased if someone could tell us how to "mimic"
the "soft J" sound.
Jim H
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I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to get
the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come, with
her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the slightly
harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's much better
than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole
Massey via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Nicole Massey <nyyki@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks about
Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of any blue
jean pants or skirts.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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I think with the soft J Jaws says it well on its own. It says my name,
Judith, without my having to play with the dictionary. Words like jump,
jack and jill all come out fine.
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Subject: RE: language question
I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to
get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come,
with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the
slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's
much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole
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Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
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Cc: Nicole Massey <nyyki@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks
about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of
any blue jean pants or skirts.
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Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
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Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that
name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to
pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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Well, on my system, Judith, jump, Jack and Jill (not to mention my name,
"Jim") all start with the sound of the "regular j". In other words, the
"j"s in each name make the same sound for me. In prior/below messages on
this subject, you may have noted that "zj", as in "zjeanne" and "zjanne",
was used effectively, by a couple of people, for the "soft j" sound; but,
that does not work on my system. For me, it sounds like 2 sylables.
Clearly, this is something for which anyone, with this specific/similar
issue, will have to find a solution that works for her/him. This seems to
be related to everyone having, at least slightly, different computing/sound
devices, software, synthacizers and other such things, as part of their
configurations.
In other words, we're on our own, on this type of thing at least.
Jim H
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I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to
get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come,
with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the
slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's
much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks
about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of
any blue jean pants or skirts.
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Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
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Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that
name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to
pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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On that, specify caps only. Of course, that would also apply to Ms. Stapleton. Rather reminds me of the episode where Archie had a hospital roommate from Martinique, but that is another story.
Ted
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Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
“Jean Valjean”? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn’t get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
“To love another person is to se the face of God.”
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Are you guys saying JAWS French pronunciation can't handle this? That seems about as weird as stumbling over Bill or John in English.
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Subject: RE: language question
I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to
get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come,
with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the
slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's
much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
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Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
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Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks
about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of
any blue jean pants or skirts.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that
name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to
pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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Ted:
Well, that's the best I have heard so far. Both sound good; but, I might
prefer the first, "zhahn".
Mind you, my friend's name sounds more like a "soft j" Jan; so, let's see if
"zhan" does it -without the second "h".
Well what do you know! That's it exactly! I shall change my dictionary
accordingly.
Thank you.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
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Ted:
I had no idea that "language" would enter into this discussion. If there is
a way to specify the language in which a word should be pronounced, please
let me know. I imagine that it might have something to do with the dialogue
string that you get into when entering a new "dictionary setting"; but, I've
never even seen it. Perhaps, I just have not looked!
Thanks.
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Cc: Jim Hamilton
Subject: RE: language question
I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to
get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come,
with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the
slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's
much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole
Massey via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Nicole Massey <nyyki@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks
about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of
any blue jean pants or skirts.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that
name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to
pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
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Why not just add the word in question to the dictionary manager but with the
French synth option?
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Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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Hi, Jim. When you enter a word, first, specify the default configuration file with CONTROL plus SHIFT plus D. Then specify English as the language instead of "All Languages". Doing this will cause another option to be displayed in the dialogue box of the Dictionary Manager. Once this new "Synthesizer" choice comes up, specify "Eloquence Software" instead of "All Synthesizers". This will open up a list of choices as to the default language in which the word will be spoken. For your French name, you would choose French as the default language for that word in particular. Then, each time that name is spoken, it will use the French language to pronounce the name.
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I had no idea that "language" would enter into this discussion. If there is
a way to specify the language in which a word should be pronounced, please
let me know. I imagine that it might have something to do with the dialogue
string that you get into when entering a new "dictionary setting"; but, I've
never even seen it. Perhaps, I just have not looked!
Thanks.
Jim H
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Cc: Lisle, Ted (CHFS DMS) <Ted.Lisle@...>
Subject: RE: language question
Are you guys saying JAWS French pronunciation can't handle this? That seems
about as weird as stumbling over Bill or John in English.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey
via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 05, 2015 5:22 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
Cc: Nicole Massey
Subject: RE: language question
Zjeanne might work.
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To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.'
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Subject: RE: language question
I too know someone by the name, Jeanne. It is almost impossible to
get the "soft" J sound. The closest that I have been able to come,
with her name, is "jian". The sound is correct, except for the
slightly harder "J" sound. At least, I recognize her name, and it's
much better than "Jeannie", or "Janine".
Give it a try.
Jim H
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Carolyn
Arnold via Jfw
Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:17 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Carolyn Arnold <4carolyna@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I suggested Zjawn, but that Jeanne is pronounced like Jee Ann by JAWS.
I have a French Canadian friend, Jeanne, who will tell you that her
name is pronounced Zjawn.
Best from,
Carolyn
-----Original Message-----
From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole
Massey via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 10:03 PM
To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...>
Cc: Nicole Massey <nyyki@...>
Subject: RE: language question
I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's
going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks
about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of
any blue jean pants or skirts.
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From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Sandra
Streeter via Jfw
Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 8:54 PM
To: jfw@...
Cc: Sandra Streeter
Subject: language question
Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that
name in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to
pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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This is the part I did not know about. Where would this "French synth
option" be found?
Thanks.
Jim H
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-----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Cristbal via Jfw Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 1:35 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' <jfw@...> Cc: Cristbal <crismunoz54@...> Subject: RE: language question Why not just add the word in question to the dictionary manager but with the French synth option? -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Jim Hamilton via Jfw Sent: Tuesday, September 08, 2015 10:08 AM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Jim Hamilton Subject: RE: language question Ted: Well, that's the best I have heard so far. Both sound good; but, I might prefer the first, "zhahn". Mind you, my friend's name sounds more like a "soft j" Jan; so, let's see if "zhan" does it -without the second "h". Well what do you know! That's it exactly! I shall change my dictionary accordingly. Thank you. Jim H -----Original Message----- From: Jfw [mailto:jfw-bounces@...] On Behalf Of Nicole Massey via Jfw Sent: Wednesday, September 02, 2015 10:03 PM To: 'The Jaws for Windows support list.' Cc: Nicole Massey Subject: RE: language question I'd probably tell it to pronounce it as zhahn or zhauhn. Thought it's going to have difficulty in differentiating it from when it talks about Jean Stapleton or the actress Jean Simmons, not to mention of any blue jean pants or skirts. -----Original Message-----
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Hi, all:
Is there a way to get JAWS to replicate the French soft J sound, as in
"Jean Valjean"? I was trying to change its pronunciation of that name
in the dictionary manager program, but couldn't get it to pronounce it
as I knew it should be pronounced. Any pointers, appreciated! Thanks!
Sandra
"To love another person is to se the face of God."
(Les Miserables--the musical)
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Hi all,
after experementing a bit, the closest I came up with was a variant using British Eloquence. The American won't work, since the r is pronounced, and thus useless. Here goes:
zhorn
Also, you can set up the dictionary in such a way that it uses the French synthesizer whenever it encounters the name Jean.
Regards,
Nermin
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