11. A device for compressing and transmitting speech in a communications system, comprising: means for receiving speech from an individual; a speech profile defining the coefficients of speech for the individual in a mathematical model; means for detecting changes in the individual's speech, said changes being defined by at least one of said coefficients of speech; means for converting said speech to text which operates in response to means for detecting to add hypertext characters to said text indicative of said detected changes; means for transmitting said text over said transmission media; means for converting said text received from said transmission media to speech; and means for delivering speech to the individual.
11. A device for compressing and transmitting speech in a communications system, comprising: means for receiving speech from an individual; a speech profile defining the coefficients of speech for the individual in a mathematical model; means for detecting changes in the individual's speech, said changes being defined by at least one of said coefficients of speech; means for converting said speech to text which operates in response to means for detecting to add hypertext characters to said text indicative of said detected changes; means for transmitting said text over said transmission media; means for converting said text received from said transmission media to speech; and means for delivering speech to the individual. 19. The device according to claim 11, wherein said means for converting text received from said transmission media to speech uses the speech profile of the individual whose speech is being converted.