"When the recent 'transphonemator' editorial appeared, I heard from a considerable number of readers wanting references to Dr. Batteau's papers on the sound analysis involved. Some reported spending considerable time searching 'the literature.' There are not papers; I learned about Dr. Batteau's work through personal contact, and visiting his laboratory. He is one of those scientists who spend their time doing, rather than writing about it, and most of his 'papers' are in the Patent Department files. This article is the first Dr. Batteau has weritten about the device. In answer to questions this piece is sure to arouse: Dr. Batteau has promised to do a piece on Meaning Theory for us. The transphonemator is, as this article indicates, simply a hand objective-experiment test of one apsect of the implications of Meaning Theory. That, rather than the new approach to speech and hearing, is Dr. Batteau's major interest. The Editor."