1.1 Java Speech API (Cross Platform)

1.2 SSML: Speech Synthesis Markup Language

1.3 SAPI: Speech Application Programming Interface (Windows)

1.4 W3C Voice Activity

Java Speech API Markup Language Specification

Java Speech Grammar Format Specification

SSML 1.0 Errata

SSML 1.0 Implementation Report

Testimonials for SSML 1.0

SCXML Namespace

SAPI 5.3 Documentation

Speech SDK Discussion Group News Reader

published as a W3C Recommendation on 14 October 2008.

synopsis: PLS 1.0 is the newest piece of W3C's Speech Interface Framework for creating Web applications driven by voice and speech. PLS can reduce the cost of developing these applications by allowing people to share and reuse pronunciation dictionaries. In addition, PLS can make it easier to localize applications by separating pronunciation concerns from other parts of the application.