11. An apparatus for relaying a call between a telephone device for the deaf (TDD) and other users, comprising: means for automatically prompting a TDD caller for calling information; means for receiving caller entered prose calling information; means for automatically analyzing the received prose calling information in a language-identifying parsing routine for parsing prose; means for automatically selecting a communication assistant capable of using a language identified in the analyzing means; and automatically routing the call to the selected communication assistant.
11. An apparatus for relaying a call between a telephone device for the deaf (TDD) and other users, comprising: means for automatically prompting a TDD caller for calling information; means for receiving caller entered prose calling information; means for automatically analyzing the received prose calling information in a language-identifying parsing routine for parsing prose; means for automatically selecting a communication assistant capable of using a language identified in the analyzing means; and automatically routing the call to the selected communication assistant. 19. An apparatus as in claim 11, further comprising means for automatically dialing a forward number designated by the caller in the received prose information and prompting the communication assistant to handle the call.