[css3-speech] LC comment: use of generic SPAN element in voice-stress example and client-side use question

aloha!

currently, the example contained in 10.5. "The 'voice-stress' property"
contains speech values applied via use of the generic SPAN element --
while there is nothing inherently wrong with this approach as it is
markup-language agnostic, and hence may be intentional...  i wonder,
however, if a "learning opportunity" may be lost by not providing an
example that includes the sort of real-life bindings for which css3 may
be most extensively used:

for example, a VERY simple client-side css3-speech stylesheet might
contain:

body { voice-stress: normal; }
i { voice-stress: moderate; }
em { voice-stress: moderate; }
b { voice-stress: strong; }
strong { voice-stress: strong; }

as a means of ensuring that an end user can set equivalent values for
synonymical bits of markup -- in the age of script-driven sites and
aggregated content, it is not unusual for a single "document instance"
to contain content that uses both the EM/STRONG and B/STRONG tandem

OPTIONS:

1. is this something that could/should be addressed/included as an
informative appendix?  a sample client-side css3-speech stylesheet for
"generic" HTML-based browsing?  if so, i could assist in the composition
of such an appendix/example...

2. do client-side css3-speech settings over-ride or compliment author-
defined speech styling?  using the simple client side stylesheet
thumbnailed above, would the voice-stress settings set by the user
trump those provided by an author, or -- if the author provides different
css3-speech properties than those provided by the user (for example, a
change in voice-stress or voice-volume) -- could/would the client AND
author provided properties be applied to the marked text?

for example, barring the presence of a !important on the client-side
css3-speech stylesheet, could a speech output user set the currently
active speech engine to apply both the user-defined AND the author
defined properties, should the end user so desire?

<!-- client-side stylesheet -->
body { voice-stress: normal; }
i { voice-stress: moderate; }
b { voice-stress: strong; voice-volume: loud; }

<!-- author-defined stylesheet -->
i { voice-range: high; }
b { voice-range: x-high; }

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