Training a new G2P model

Another tool included with MFA allows you to train a G2P (Grapheme to Phoneme) model automatically from a given pronunciation dictionary. This type of model can be used for generating dictionaries. It requires a pronunciation dictionary with each line consisting of the orthographic transcription followed by the phonetic transcription. The model is generated using the Phonetisaurus software, which generates FST (finite state transducer) files. The G2P model output will be a .zip file like the acoustic model generated from alignment.

Use

To train a model from a pronunciation dictionary, the following command is used:

bin/mfa_train_g2p /path/to/dictionary/file /path/to/output/dictionary

Extra options:

--window_size NUM_PHONES

This should be used if there are instances of a single orthographic character corresponding to more than 2 phones (common in Korean hangul, Chinese character orthography, etc.).

-v

--validate

Run a validation on the dictionary with 90% of the data as training and 10% as test. It will output the percentage accuracy of pronunciations generated.

Example

In Montreal-Forced-Aligner/examples/ you will find a small Chinese dictionary. It is too small to generate a usable model, but can provide a helpful example. Inputting

bin/mfa_train_g2p Montreal-Forced-Aligner/examples/chinese_dict.txt Montreal-Forced-Aligner/examples/CH_test_model

This should take no more than a few seconds, and should produce a model which could be used for generating dictionaries

Note

Because there is so little data in chinese_dict.txt, the model produced will not be very accurate. Thus any dictionary generated from it will also be inaccurate.