A speech transformation apparatus comprises a microphone 21 for detecting
speech and generating a speech signal; a signal processor 22 for
performing a speech recognition process using the speech signal; a speech
information generator for transforming the recognition result responsive
to the physical state of the user, the operating conditions, and/or the
purpose for using the apparatus; and a display unit 26 and loudspeaker 25
for generating a control signal for outputting a raw recognition result
and/or a transformed recognition result. In a speech transformation
apparatus thus constituted, speech enunciated by a
spoken-language-impaired individual can be transformed and presented to
the user, and sounds from outside sources can also be transformed and
presented to the user.