8. An apparatus, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a call prompt message to a user after the user has answered a call, wherein the call prompt message solicits a user response; a receiver configured to receive a spoken call greeting from the user in response to the call prompt message, the spoken call greeting comprising at least one initial utterance; and a processor configured to perform an initial determination as to whether the at least one initial utterance of the spoken call greeting is indicative of a language preference via a first language preference characterization operation, assign an initial numerical confidence level value to the at least one initial utterance via a retrieval and match of at least one pre-stored word or phrase to the at least one initial utterance, wherein the initial numerical confidence level is based on a relative strength of the at least one initial utterance being indicative of the language preference, and confirm the initial determination based on at least one additional utterance spoken after the at least one initial utterance by at least one additional language preference characterization operation being performed to the at least one additional utterance spoken.
8. An apparatus, comprising: a transmitter configured to transmit a call prompt message to a user after the user has answered a call, wherein the call prompt message solicits a user response; a receiver configured to receive a spoken call greeting from the user in response to the call prompt message, the spoken call greeting comprising at least one initial utterance; and a processor configured to perform an initial determination as to whether the at least one initial utterance of the spoken call greeting is indicative of a language preference via a first language preference characterization operation, assign an initial numerical confidence level value to the at least one initial utterance via a retrieval and match of at least one pre-stored word or phrase to the at least one initial utterance, wherein the initial numerical confidence level is based on a relative strength of the at least one initial utterance being indicative of the language preference, and confirm the initial determination based on at least one additional utterance spoken after the at least one initial utterance by at least one additional language preference characterization operation being performed to the at least one additional utterance spoken. 9. The apparatus of claim 8 , comprising a call processing unit configured to call the user.