cmusphinxdict
v0.0.9
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Wrapper for CMU Sphinx Pronouncing Dictionary
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CMUSphinxDict
Wrapper for CMU Sphinx Pronouncing Dictionary. It's a hashtable that maps words to phonemes.
Install
npm install cmusphinxdict
Usage
Single word
CMUSphinxDict.get('hello', function(word, pronouncings) {
console.log(word); // 'HELLO'
console.log(pronouncings); // ['HH AH L OW', 'HH EH L OW']
});
Multiple words
CMUSphinxDict.get(['hello', 'world'], function(words, pronouncings) {
console.log(words); // ['HELLO', 'WORLD']
console.log(pronouncings); // [['HH AH L OW', 'HH EH L OW'], ['W ER L D']]
});
Special character lookup
CMUSphinxDict.get('.', function(word, pronouncings) {
console.log(word); // '.'
console.log(pronouncings); // [ 'D EH S AH M AH L', 'D AA T', 'P IH R IY AH D', 'P OY N T' ]
});
Add additional pronouncings
additionalPronouncings.json
[
{
"AMALTHEA": [
"AH M AA L TH IY AH"
]
}
]
var file = fs.createReadStream(__dirname + '/additionalPronouncings.json');
CMUSphinxDict.addPronouncings(file, function(error, words, pronouncings) {
console.log(words); // ['AMALTHEA']
console.log(pronouncings); // [['AH M AA L TH IY AH']]
});
Command line
$ cmusphinxdict hello world
HELLO HH AH L OW
HELLO(2) HH EH L OW
WORLD W ER L D
JSON format:
$ cmusphinxdict hello world --format=json
{
"HELLO": [
"HH AH L OW",
"HH EH L OW"
],
"WORLD": [
"W ER L D"
]
}
Aliases for format: -f=[type]
, --format=[type]
, --json
Format types: json
, text
(default)
License
CMU Pronouncing Dictionary is release under the Public Domain.
Everything else is released under the MIT License.