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To: Thomas Mercer-Hursh who wrote (27302)	7/5/2000 9:56:43 PM
From: mauser96	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 54805

Language and speech are not the same. Speech is most commonly defined as involving the articulation of words, language is a much broader concept. Monkees (or even birds) have a language of sorts, but they do not have speech. Gorillas can understand some words but they can't speak. Do parrots speak when they say words without understanding the meaning? I leave this one to other hair splitters <<gg>> I got a lesson in the wiring of the human brain for speech last week when I was around some 2 year olds. Parents had taught them a lot of words, but they had learned sentence syntax all on their own by some mysterious human osmosis. Hopefully the need for speech recognition training will eventually go away. But if it doesn't, it will still be worth it if the perceived value is high enough. People are willing to put up with training to drive a car or ride a bicycle or swim. The perceived value will increase as the size of devices fall, but I am in agreement that for most people speech recognition isn't ready for prime time and that it is way pre chasm. I'm willing to put a few bucks into this kind of thing because I find that it's the only way to force myself to keep up with technological developments in the field. Otherwise, out of sight out of mind. If I was more disciplined I would just watch and wait... BTW, thanks to your link on digital vs film, I think I'll hold off a while on the digital camera.