17. Apparatus for partitioning a speech pattern into syllabic subunits according to claim 16 wherein said means for generating said frame sequence of autocorrelation signals comprises means responsive to said speech pattern for forming a sequence of first order autocorrelation signals.
17. Apparatus for partitioning a speech pattern into syllabic subunits according to claim 16 wherein said means for generating said frame sequence of autocorrelation signals comprises means responsive to said speech pattern for forming a sequence of first order autocorrelation signals. 18. Apparatus for partitioning a speech pattern into syllabic subunits according to claim 17 wherein: said candidate syllabic unit signal producing means comprises means jointly responsive to said peak energy signals, said minimum energy signals and said first order autocorrelation signals for selecting candidate peak and minimum energy frames.