ECTACO English <-> Chinese Simplified Talking Part 2.3.18

Talking Partner Dictionary for Windows provides bidirectional word translation and synthesis of speech.

The dictionary is easy to install on a desktop computer. One of its remarkable features is voice function, i.e. the ability to pronounce words. Now you don`t have to check the transcription, merely select the word and with one click make the speech synthesizer pronounce it for you.

The synthesizer (Text-to-Speech engine) is based on a new approach to speech synthesis, i.e. on formanta synthesis, which creates a human vocal tract simulation by modeling sounds of a national language.

Highlited features:

- Pronunciation of all the listed English and Spanish words. The function is developed on the basis of the TTS (Text-to-Speech) technology.
- User vocabulary: the user`s own dictionary is compiled by adding and editing dictionary entries
- Instant translation of a text fragment, quick paste function: merely select the text fragment for import from an application and press hotkeys Ctrl+Insert+Insert. The text fragment will be automatically inserted in the input line and the most relevant dictionary entry will be displayed.
- Parts of speech filter. This function makes the dictionary process only translations belonging to the selected parts of speech.
- English Grammar Module. The Module includes grammar rules divided into 3 sections - Parts of Speech, Verbs and Sentence. The first section describes nouns, articles, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and numerals. In the section &amp;quot;Verbs&amp;quot; you can find rules referring to tenses of verbs, special verb forms. The &amp;quot;Sentence&amp;quot; section is devoted to statements and commands, questions and negations. The Module is a great aid for the English grammar study.

Vocabulary size is 400,000 words/phrases.