Get the number of syllables and phones in this word
    
    If maxFlag=True, use the longest pronunciation.  Otherwise, take the
    average length.

def getNumPhones(isleDict, word, maxFlag):
    '''
    Get the number of syllables and phones in this word
    
    If maxFlag=True, use the longest pronunciation.  Otherwise, take the
    average length.
    '''
    phoneCount = 0
    syllableCount = 0
    
    syllableCountList = []
    phoneCountList = []
    
    wordList = isleDict.lookup(word)
    entryList = zip(*wordList)
    
    for lookupResultList in entryList:
        syllableList = []
        for wordSyllableList in lookupResultList:
            syllableList.extend(wordSyllableList)
        
        syllableCountList.append(len(syllableList))
        phoneCountList.append(len([phon for phoneList in syllableList for
                                   phon in phoneList]))
    
    # The average number of phones for all possible pronunciations
    #    of this word
    if maxFlag is True:
        syllableCount += max(syllableCountList)
        phoneCount += max(phoneCountList)
    else:
        syllableCount += (sum(syllableCountList) /
                          float(len(syllableCountList)))
        phoneCount += sum(phoneCountList) / float(len(phoneCountList))
    
    return syllableCount, phoneCount