JPS6373360A - Example sentence display device with intonation information - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily grasp the tone of a speech and to improve the learning of foreign languages by displaying not only the example sentence of an example sentence display unit but also the information of intonation. CONSTITUTION:After setting in a learning mode, if an optional English word is inputted it is displayed on a liquid crystal display 6. When a basic example sentence key is pushed, it is decided whether or not a basic example sentence is stored in a basic example sentence memory 46, that is, whether an access is possible or not. If the access is possible, from the basic example sentences the example sentence which is stored in the head part of a said area in the basic example sentence memory 46 is displayed on the display device 6 with the information of the accent and the intonation.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] □Field of industrial application□ This invention relates to an example sentence display device that displays example sentences in English, etc., and particularly relates to an example sentence display device with intonation information that adds and displays intonation information along with example sentences. It is.

□Prior Art□ Conventionally, example sentence display devices have been known that display example sentences stored in a storage means on a display, in print, or the like, for purposes such as English learning.

According to this, learners can improve their language skills such as English by looking at displayed example sentences, thinking about their meanings, and reading them out loud.

Problems to be Solved by the Invention - However, since the displayed example sentences are simply words arranged in a way that makes up a certain meaning, there are problems such as the tone of the sentence being difficult to understand.

□Means for solving the problem□ In order to solve this problem, the present invention provides a data storage for storing character string data of the example sentence and intonation data representing the intonation of the example sentence, as shown in FIG. a calling means for calling a predetermined example sentence, and in response to the call, reads the character string data and intonation data of the example sentence from the data storage means, and drives a display device such as a display device, a printing device, etc. to display the example sentence. In addition, a display control means for displaying intonation information is provided.

-Effects of the Invention- As mentioned above, if the example sentence display device displays not only example sentences but also intonation information, it will be easier to grasp the tone of speech, and it will also serve as vocal practice, which is indispensable for language learning. Because you can do this, you can get better results in learning a foreign language.

□Embodiment□ Next, an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to an English example sentence display device that also serves as a word processor (hereinafter referred to as a word processor) will be described with reference to the drawings.

The device of this embodiment has a keyboard 2 as shown in FIG.
It has an integrated structure including a keyboard 2 and a printer 4, and a part of the keyboard 2 is provided with a liquid crystal display 6 having a predetermined number of digits.

The keyboard 2 is provided with various keys necessary for writing sentences, such as a character key 8, as well as a print key 10 for causing the printer 4 to print, a learning mode key 12 for setting a learning mode, and a basic example sentence key 14 for calling up example sentences. It is being

As shown in FIG. 3, the control circuit of this device includes a central processing unit (CPU) 30. Program memory 32. Text memory 34. Pattern data memory 36. Keyboard driver 40. Printer driver 42. It includes a display controller 44 and a common path line 45 that connects them, and these mainly constitute a control circuit for a word processor. The keyboard 2 is connected to a keyboard driver 40, and data input by operating keys such as the character key 8 is supplied to the text memory 34, and each character is expressed from the pattern data memory 36 based on the document data. The pattern data is sent to the printer driver 42° display controller 4
4 to operate the printer 4 and the liquid crystal display 6.

A basic example sentence memory 46 for displaying example sentences is connected to the common path line 45, and the CPU 30, program memory 32. By utilizing many parts of the word processor control circuit, such as the pattern data memory 36, the control circuit and the basic example sentence memory 46 constitute a control circuit for the example sentence display device. This basic example sentence memory 46 stores character string data related to a predetermined number of basic example sentences for each of a plurality of pre-selected basic words, data indicating accent positions for words in the basic example sentences, and intonation in the example sentence utterance. The data indicating the intonation is stored. The pattern data memory 36 stores data indicating patterns of each character, as well as pattern data of accent marks indicating accents, and rising arrows and descending arrows indicating intonation.

The example sentence display function and the word processor function are achieved by the CPU 30 executing a program stored in the program memory 32. Regarding the program, FIG. 4 shows a flowchart mainly consisting of an example sentence display program that is closely related to the present invention.

It is initialized at step Sl (hereinafter simply referred to as Sl. The same applies to other steps), and from S2 to 33,
By going through the loops of 310 and 314, normal word processing is performed.

After the learning mode is set as another key process in S14 by pressing the learning mode key 12, when an arbitrary English word, for example "which" is pressed, "which" is changed by going through the above loop. displayed on the liquid crystal display 6. Therefore, when the basic example sentence key 14 is pressed, the determination in S3 becomes YES and the process moves to 34. In this S4, a character string that calls the basic example sentence (for example, the above “
It is judged whether "which") has been entered, but since it has been entered, the judgment is YES and 85
to move to. At this stage of S5, the basic example sentence has not yet been displayed, so the process moves to S6, and it is determined whether the basic example sentence containing the input English word is stored in the basic example sentence memo IJ 46, that is, whether it can be recalled. Ru. If this determination is YES, S7 is executed, and among the basic example sentences containing the English word, the example sentence stored at the beginning of the corresponding area in the basic example sentence memory 46 is displayed on the display 6 together with accent and intonation information. be done.

For example, as shown in the lower part of Figure 5, accent marks are displayed above accented characters, and intonation arrows indicating rising and falling tones are displayed at breath breaks and at the end of sentences.

In this step S7, the CPU 30 uses the basic example sentence memory 4
Based on reading the character string data, accent position, and intonation data of the example sentence from 6,
These data are converted into character pattern data, accent mark and intonation arrow pattern data stored in the pattern data memory 36, and are supplied to the display controller 44 for execution.

When the basic example sentence key 14 is pressed again, S9 is executed based on the YES determination in S5, and the basic example sentence stored next to the corresponding area of the basic example sentence memo IJ46 is displayed. If multiple basic example sentences are stored for one word, each time the basic example sentence key 14 is pressed, the next basic example sentence will be displayed in sequence, and after all have been displayed, the display will return to the original example sentence display. be.

Note that if the basic example sentence key 14 is pressed even though no word has been input, or if the basic example sentence of the input word is not stored in the basic example sentence memory 46, S4. S6 N
Based on the judgment o, the process moves to S8, and the process is notified by alarm processing (for example, a buzzer).

Further, when the print key 10 is pressed, S3. The process moves from SIO to Sll, and if the basic example sentence is displayed on the display, the basic example sentence is printed by the printer 4 in the display form shown in the lower part of FIG. 5, for example, in S12. This is convenient when creating a collection of basic texts.

As is clear from the above explanation, in this example,
The basic example sentence memory 46 constitutes a data storage means for storing character string data and intonation data of example sentences,
The character key 8 and the basic example sentence key 14 for manually inputting words constitute a calling means, and the CPU 30, printer driver 42, display controller 44 and pattern data memory 36 constitute a display control means.

Note that in this embodiment, not only intonation information but also accent information is added, so it is more effective for pronunciation practice than when only intonation information is used, but accent information is not added. It is also possible to create a program that adds only intonation information.

Further, the intonation information is not limited to the rising arrow or the falling arrow, but may be displayed in the form of an upward triangle mark, a downward triangle mark, "up" or "down", etc., for example.

In addition, recalling example sentences is not limited to the method of manually pressing the basic example sentence key on the word, for example, the method of coding the basic words with word numbers etc. in advance, looking at a comparison table and inputting code data, or the method of calling The example sentences may be called up randomly or in a predetermined order by key operation.

Furthermore, it is also possible to create a program that first displays only the character string of the basic example sentence, and then adds information such as intonation to the character string of the basic example sentence and displays it.

In addition, the present invention can be implemented in various modifications and improvements based on the knowledge of those skilled in the art, such as application to example sentence display devices for languages other than English, application to a dedicated device rather than a device combined with a word processor, etc. It is.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is an I11 concept diagram of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the external appearance of a word processor/example sentence display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing its control circuit. FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the programs stored in the program memory of FIG. 3, mainly including a program for displaying example sentences that is closely related to the present invention. FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a specific display form in the display step. 4: Printer 6: Liquid crystal display 8: Character keys 10: Print key 14: Basic example sentence key 30: Central processing unit (CPU) 36: Pattern data memory 42: Printer driver 44: Display controller 46: Basic example sentence memory

Claims (1)

[Scope of Claims] An example sentence display device for displaying example sentences in English or the like, comprising: data storage means for storing character string data of the example sentence and intonation data representing the intonation of the example sentence; and a caller for calling a predetermined example sentence. and display control means that reads the character string data and intonation data of the example sentence from the data storage means in response to the call, and drives a display to display intonation information together with the example sentence. Example sentence display device with intonation information.