16. A handheld electronic device comprising: a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, the memory having stored therein a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of language objects and a plurality of linguistic elements, at least some of the language objects each comprising a number of the linguistic elements; and an interface apparatus having an input portion comprising a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members each having a number of the linguistic elements assigned thereto; the memory further having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising: detecting an input comprising a number of input member actuations including a current input member actuation; identifying linguistic elements corresponding to the input member actuations; identifying a language object having at least an initial portion that corresponds with the linguistic elements of the input; identifying in the language object at least one of: a current linguistic element that is consistent with a linguistic element assigned to the input member of the current input member actuation and that is positioned in the language object at a location that corresponds with the current input member actuation, and a predictive linguistic element that is positioned in the language object at a location adjacent and subsequent to the current linguistic element; and highlighting, on the at least some input members, the current linguistic element and the predictive linguistic element.
16. A handheld electronic device comprising: a processor apparatus comprising a processor and a memory in electronic communication with one another, the memory having stored therein a plurality of objects comprising a plurality of language objects and a plurality of linguistic elements, at least some of the language objects each comprising a number of the linguistic elements; and an interface apparatus having an input portion comprising a plurality of input members, at least some of the input members each having a number of the linguistic elements assigned thereto; the memory further having stored therein a number of routines which, when executed on the processor, cause the handheld electronic device to perform operations comprising: detecting an input comprising a number of input member actuations including a current input member actuation; identifying linguistic elements corresponding to the input member actuations; identifying a language object having at least an initial portion that corresponds with the linguistic elements of the input; identifying in the language object at least one of: a current linguistic element that is consistent with a linguistic element assigned to the input member of the current input member actuation and that is positioned in the language object at a location that corresponds with the current input member actuation, and a predictive linguistic element that is positioned in the language object at a location adjacent and subsequent to the current linguistic element; and highlighting, on the at least some input members, the current linguistic element and the predictive linguistic element. 20. The handheld electronic device of claim 16 wherein the interface apparatus comprises a touch screen, the touch screen comprising a detecting component structured to provide an input to the processor apparatus responsive to an actuation, the touch screen additionally comprising a display component structured to provide visual output, said input portion of the interface apparatus comprising a portion of the detecting component and a portion of the displaying component, the displaying component being structured to display a given linguistic element and to display a highlighting of the given linguistic element in the input portion, the detecting component being structured to provide an input to the processor apparatus responsive to an actuation of the given linguistic element.