Text.Pronounce.ParseDict

This module has functions for parsing the CMU pronouncing dictionary, and exports the CMUdict type and the function initDict to the main module Text.Pronounce

Documentation

type CMUdict = Map Text [Text]

A Map from Entries to lists of possible pronunciations, serving as our representation of the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

type UsesBin = Bool

A type used to represent the option of decoding the dictionary from a binary file or parsing it from text

initDict :: Maybe FilePath -> UsesBin -> IO CMUdict

Initializes the cmu pronunctiation dictionary into our program, given an optional file name of the dictionary

stdDict :: IO CMUdict

Default settings for initDict

parseDict :: Text -> CMUdict

Go through all the entries in the dictionary, parsing, and inserting into the map data structure

parseLine :: ReadP (String, String)

Parses a line in the dictionary, returning as (key,val) pair, ignoring parenthetical part if it exists