3. In a text to speech conversion system including dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text and containing phonemic represenations of the text, and phonemic representation to speech conversion means for transforming a phonemic representation into a voice signal, interactive dictionary manipulation apparatus comprising: input means for receiving dictionary manipulation commands including a play command from a user of the interactive dictionary manipulation apparatus; and dictionary manipulation command execution means for receiving the dictionary manipulation commands from the input means and responding thereto by manipulating the dictionary means, the manipulations including responding to the play command by providing a phonemic representation specified by a manipulation command to the phonemic representation to speech conversion means.
3. In a text to speech conversion system including dictionary means for storing dictionary entries for text and containing phonemic represenations of the text, and phonemic representation to speech conversion means for transforming a phonemic representation into a voice signal, interactive dictionary manipulation apparatus comprising: input means for receiving dictionary manipulation commands including a play command from a user of the interactive dictionary manipulation apparatus; and dictionary manipulation command execution means for receiving the dictionary manipulation commands from the input means and responding thereto by manipulating the dictionary means, the manipulations including responding to the play command by providing a phonemic representation specified by a manipulation command to the phonemic representation to speech conversion means. 8. In the intereactive dictionary manipulation apparatus of claim 3 and wherein: the dictionary manipulation apparatus further comprises display means responsive to the dictionary manipulation command execution means for indicating which of the dictionary manipulation commands are currently valid.