Systems and methods for determining the language to use for speech generated by a text to speech engine

A method for generating speech content for a plurality of text strings, the method implemented by at least one computing device having at least one processor and at least one program stored in memory, the method comprising:

• identifying a plurality of text strings;
• assigning a respective rank to each respective one of the plurality of text strings;
• detecting that a language of a lower rank text string and a higher rank text string are different;
• determining whether the language of the lower rank text string is speakable in the language of the higher rank text string;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the language of the lower rank text string is speakable in the language of the higher rank text string, generating speech content for at least the lower rank text string and the higher rank text string using the language of the higher rank text string.

Computer readable media for synthesizing speech content based on a plurality of text strings, the computer readable media comprising computer readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• identifying a respective language associated with each respective one of the plurality of text strings;
• distinguishing at least two different identified languages;
• and
• using one or more rules to select a single language for generating the speech content for the plurality of text strings.

An electronic device having at least one processor and memory storing at least one program for execution by the at least one processor, the at least one program including instructions for:

• identifying a respective language associated with each respective one of the plurality of text strings;
• distinguishing at least two different identified languages;
• and
• using one or more rules to select a single language for generating the speech content for the plurality of text strings.

Computer readable media for generating speech content for a plurality of text strings, the computer readable media comprising computer readable instructions recorded thereon for:

• identifying a plurality of text strings;
• assigning a respective rank to each respective one of the plurality of text strings;
• detecting that a language of a lower rank text string and a higher rank text string are different;
• determining whether the language of the lower rank text string is speakable in the language of the higher rank text string;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the language of the lower rank text string is speakable in the language of the higher rank text string, generating speech content for at least the lower rank text string and the higher rank text string using the language of the higher rank text string.

An electronic device having at least one processor and memory storing at least one program for execution by the at least one processor, the at least one program including instructions for:

• identifying a plurality of text strings;
• assigning a respective rank to each respective one of the plurality of text strings;
• detecting that a language of a lower rank text string and a higher rank text string are different;
• determining whether the language of the lower rank text string is speakable in the language of the higher rank text string;
• and
• in accordance with a determination that the language of the lower rank text string is speakable in the language of the higher rank text string, generating speech content for at least the lower rank text string and the higher rank text string using the language of the higher rank text string.