| CPC G10L 15/02 (2013.01) [G06F 40/40 (2020.01); G10L 2015/025 (2013.01)] | 10 Claims |
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1. An electronic device comprising:
a speaker;
a microphone;
a processor; and
memory that stores computer-readable instructions,
wherein the processor, when executing the computer-readable instructions, is configured to control the electronic device to:
receive a speech input signal through the microphone,
obtain speech output data to be output in response to the received speech input signal,
identify a specific condition for an adjustment of a speech rate of a portion of the speech output data,
when the specific condition is a first predetermined condition, generate a first speech signal of the speech output data comprising the portion of the speech output data having an adjusted speech rate based on whether the portion of the speech output data is a consonant or a vowel and a remaining portion of the speech output data having a speech rate that is different from the adjusted speech rate,
when the specific condition is a second predetermined condition, generate a second speech signal of the speech output data comprising the portion of the speech output data having the adjusted speech rate based on whether the portion of the speech output data is a predetermined syllable in a predetermined word and the remaining portion of the speech output data having the speech rate that is different from the adjusted speech rate, and
output the first speech signal or the second speech signal through the speaker.
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