107172 2013-01-17 13:41:14 -0800 WebSpeech Implement language selection/voice selection fallback 2013-02-10 23:28:15 -0800 1 1 1 Unclassified WebKit Accessibility 528+ (Nightly build) Unspecified Unspecified RESOLVED FIXED P2 Normal --- 106742 1 cfleizach cfleizach oldest_to_newest 809722 0 cfleizach 2013-01-17 13:41:14 -0800 Here's what the spec says https://dvcs.w3.org/hg/speech-api/raw-file/9a0075d25326/speechapi.html#tts-section lang attribute This attribute specifies the language of the speech synthesis for the utterance, using a valid BCP 47 language tag. [BCP47] If unset it remains unset for getting in script, but will default to use the lang of the html document root element and associated hierachy. This default value is computed and used when the input request opens a connection to the recognition service. 829451 1 cfleizach 2013-02-10 23:28:15 -0800 I believe this was taken care of with http://trac.webkit.org/changeset/142433 at least for the Mac.