def expandToPhonemes(self):
'''
one-to-one function: PINYIN characters to turkish METU.
as intermediate step mandarin phoneset are used.
'''
######################
### pinyin to mandarin phonemeSet
if not Phonetizer.phoneticDict:
sys.exit("Phonetizer.phonetic Dict not defined. do Phonetizer.initPhoneticDict at beginning of all code")
self.phonemes = []
# notes for instrument
if self.text == 'REST':
# TODO: replace with other model instead of silence
self.phonemes.append(Phoneme('sil'))
# TODO: does sp at end of sp make sence?
self.phonemes.append(Phoneme('sp'))
return
if self.text not in Phonetizer.phoneticDict:
sys.exit("unknown syllable {} Please add it to the dict".format(self.text))
mandarinPhonemes = Phonetizer.phoneticDict[self.text]
####################
#### mandarin to turkish METU
if not Phonetizer.lookupTable:
sys.exit("Phonetizer.lookupTable not defined. do Phonetizer.initlookupTable at beginning of all code")
phonemeIDs = []
for ph in mandarinPhonemes:
phonemeIDs = Phonetizer.grapheme2phonemeList(ph, phonemeIDs)
#### create Phonemes as field
for phonemeID in phonemeIDs:
self.phonemes.append(Phoneme(phonemeID))
if self.hasShortPauseAtEnd:
self.phonemes.append(Phoneme('sp'))
