10. The apparatus of claim 9, in which said transform converter means also produce an indication of the approximate frequencies of the second-most dominant and third-most dominant frequency components of said speech signal between two adjacent synch pulses, said apparatus further comprising frequency selection means for determining the presence of said second-most and third-most dominant frequency components above a predetermined threshold level, and ratio-determining means for determining the frequency ratios between the approximate frequencies of said most dominant frequency components and said second most and third-most dominant frequency components when present; said microprocessor means further using said ratios in the identification of said phonemes.
10. The apparatus of claim 9, in which said transform converter means also produce an indication of the approximate frequencies of the second-most dominant and third-most dominant frequency components of said speech signal between two adjacent synch pulses, said apparatus further comprising frequency selection means for determining the presence of said second-most and third-most dominant frequency components above a predetermined threshold level, and ratio-determining means for determining the frequency ratios between the approximate frequencies of said most dominant frequency components and said second most and third-most dominant frequency components when present; said microprocessor means further using said ratios in the identification of said phonemes. 11. The apparatus of claim 10, in which said transform converter further produces an indication of the decay rates of said second-most and third-most dominant frequency components, and said microprocessor means further uses said decay rates in the identification of said phonemes.