6. The system of claim 5, wherein said first means comprises at least one transducer for receiving and processing said audio input, and issuing identification outputs, vowel identification circuitry for receiving and processing said audio input to determine which of said various sounds comprise vowels, and issuing corresponding vowel identification outputs, an input synchronizer for receiving and synchronizing said identification outputs of said at least one transducer and said vowel identification outputs of said vowel identification circuitry, and providing phoneme identification outputs, and a processor responsive to said phoneme identification outputs for breaking down the spoken sequence of sounds into syllabits.
12. The system of claim 6, further comprising a diphthong transducer connected to said vowel identification circuitry and receiving said vowel identification outputs therefrom, said diphthong transducer comprising an envelope detector for receiving and processing said audio input to determine the quantity of energy stored in an envelope in said audio input, and issuing a detector output, a comparator responsive to said detector output from said envelope detector and to said audio input for issuing a comparison output, and gate means responsive to said comparison output and to said vowel identification outputs of said vowel identification circuitry for selectively issuing diphthong identification outputs.