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We address the problem of synthesizing narrow-focus word-stress in TTS by controlling the different prosodic features, namely, duration, F0 and intensity profiles. Towards this, we perform a prosody modification of a neutral carrier sentence to create narrow-focus stress on specific target words, by controlling the three prosodic features at word-level and syllable-level. The specific control of the...