Ignatius Mattingly
Encyclopedia
Ignatius G. Mattinglyhttp://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/IGM.html (1927-2004) was a prominent American linguist
and speech scientist. Prior to his academic career, he was an analyst for the National Security Agency
from 1955-1966. http://www.mindspring.com/~ssshp/ssshp_cd/ss_nsa.htm He was a Lecturer and then Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut
from 1966-1996 and a researcher at Haskins Laboratories
from 1966 until his death in 2004. He is best known for his pioneering work on speech synthesis
http://festvox.org/history/klatt.html and reading and for his theoretical work on the motor theory of [[speech perception]] in conjunction with Alvin Liberman
http://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/igmconf.html. He received his B.A. in English from Yale University
in 1947, his M.A. in Linguistics from Harvard University
in 1959, and his Ph.D. in English from Yale University
in 1968.
rules to write the first computer program for synthesizing continuous speech from a phonetically spelled input. A further step toward a reading machine
for the blind combined Mattingly's program with an automatic look-up procedure for converting alphabetic text into strings of phonetic symbols. In the 1960s he also produced the first prosodic synthesis by rule.
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
and speech scientist. Prior to his academic career, he was an analyst for the National Security Agency
National Security Agency
The National Security Agency/Central Security Service is a cryptologic intelligence agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the collection and analysis of foreign communications and foreign signals intelligence, as well as protecting U.S...
from 1955-1966. http://www.mindspring.com/~ssshp/ssshp_cd/ss_nsa.htm He was a Lecturer and then Professor of Linguistics at the University of Connecticut
University of Connecticut
The admission rate to the University of Connecticut is about 50% and has been steadily decreasing, with about 28,000 prospective students applying for admission to the freshman class in recent years. Approximately 40,000 prospective students tour the main campus in Storrs annually...
from 1966-1996 and a researcher at Haskins Laboratories
Haskins Laboratories
Haskins Laboratories is an independent, international, multidisciplinary community of researchers conducting basic research on spoken and written language. Founded in 1935 and located in New Haven, Connecticut since 1970, Haskins Laboratories is a private, non-profit research institute with a...
from 1966 until his death in 2004. He is best known for his pioneering work on speech synthesis
Speech synthesis
Speech synthesis is the artificial production of human speech. A computer system used for this purpose is called a speech synthesizer, and can be implemented in software or hardware...
http://festvox.org/history/klatt.html and reading and for his theoretical work on the motor theory of [[speech perception]] in conjunction with Alvin Liberman
Alvin Liberman
Alvin Meyer Liberman was an American psychologist whose ideas set the agenda for fifty years of research in the psychology of speech perception and laid the groundwork for modern computer speech synthesis and the understanding of critical issues in cognitive science...
http://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/igmconf.html. He received his B.A. in English from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1947, his M.A. in Linguistics from Harvard University
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
in 1959, and his Ph.D. in English from Yale University
Yale University
Yale University is a private, Ivy League university located in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701 in the Colony of Connecticut, the university is the third-oldest institution of higher education in the United States...
in 1968.
Speech Synthesis
Ignatius Mattingly http://www.haskins.yale.edu/staff/IGM.html, working with British collaborators, John N. Holmes http://www.amazon.co.uk/Speech-Synthesis-Recognition-John-Holmes/dp/0748408576 and J.N. Shearme http://scitation.aip.org/getabs/servlet/GetabsServlet?prog=normal&id=JASMAN000035000011001911000004&idtype=cvips&gifs=yes, adapted the Haskins Pattern playbackPattern playback
The Pattern playback is an early talking device that was built by Dr. Franklin S. Cooper and his colleagues, including John M. Borst and Caryl Haskins, at Haskins Laboratories in the late 1940s and completed in 1950. There were several different versions of this hardware device. Only one currently...
rules to write the first computer program for synthesizing continuous speech from a phonetically spelled input. A further step toward a reading machine
Reading machine
A reading machine is a piece of Assistive Technology that allows blind people to access printed materials. It scans text, converts the image into text by means of optical character recognition and uses a speech synthesizer to read out what it has found....
for the blind combined Mattingly's program with an automatic look-up procedure for converting alphabetic text into strings of phonetic symbols. In the 1960s he also produced the first prosodic synthesis by rule.