Ladies and Gentlemen,
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I joined this group some time ago because of my interest in sonic communi=
cation. When members discuss identifying a bird by the sound of its song, i=
t gives me hope to find a person who is sensitive to speech sounds.
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Many members on this list mechanically record birdsong or bird calls. I p=
ose this question: Can you identify isolated speech sounds made by a talkin=
g bird? So far, one member of this group demonstrated a greater-than-averag=
e ability to understand speech from real-world recordings of a talking bird=
.
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Despite more than 70 years of effort, man still has little idea about the=
subject of bird communications. By reversing the investigative procedure, =
a talking bird communicates using her extensive English vocabulary. My maca=
w speaks sequences of words, phrases, and sentences about divergent topics =
that communicate her thoughts through words.
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I need someone to work at learning the bird=92s dialect to corroborate th=
at my transcription is correct. I can provide initial suggestions for a lis=
tener, who would enjoy being a part of this experiment in interspecies comm=
unication. Eventually, I would like the person to be able to demonstrate in=
dependent transcription for short, unfamiliar, samples. (Isolated words in =
the bird=92s vocabulary are at high school level.) Because the bird uses se=
veral voices and the statements are isolated from extended context, the tra=
nscription process requires a degree of divergent thinking to connect the s=
ounds with the target words.
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General comments are welcomed. Interested parties kindly respond directly=
.
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Thanks to all,
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Mike Dalton
Florida
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