Speech Composer

A software component in AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) systems that takes user input — whether typed text, selected symbols, or telegraphic phrases — and processes it for spoken output through a text-to-speech synthesiser. Advanced speech composers may include grammatical correction to expand telegraphic input into well-formed sentences, prosody control to make speech sound more natural, and vocabulary prediction to speed up message composition. The speech composer bridges the gap between the user's input method (which may be slow and abbreviated due to motor limitations) and the goal of producing fluent, intelligible spoken communication.