目前,语言声学技术在西方已经成为声学中最活跃、最受到关注的研究和发展领域之一。它的应用日趋广泛,从信息、工业自动化、交通运输,到日常生活用品,乃至于帮助残疾人,无所不在.在法国,据统计,仅语言合成和识别的产品市场,1985年就达到了1亿6千多万法郎(人民币1元目前约合2法郎).到1990年预计将接近10亿法郎. At present, speech acoustics has become one of the most active and attracting areas of research and development in the world of acoustics. Its use is growing, ranging from information, industrial automation, transportation, to daily necessities, to helping people with disabilities everywhere. In France, statistics alone show that the market for language synthesis and identification products alone reached 100 million in 1985 More than 60 million francs (about 1 franc currently equals 2 francs), and by 1990 it is estimated to be close to 1 billion francs.