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Subject: Dialogic Form
From: bobjoebonobobob
Date: Fri May 16, 2014 6:32 pm ((PDT))
I'm working on something I call Dialogic Form. It shows how there is a tona=
l and rhythmic interdependency within human (and possibly animal) communica=
tion. Because I am a musician, I have noticed that there is a subtle and su=
bconscious mimicry that takes place within dialogues, similar to how babies=
 learn how to speak. It goes something like this: If person X says 'Kaku ha=
s a sexy brain!', person Y will utter at least one of the previously heard =
phonics back into the dialogue; either a, 'ka' 'kou' 'ou' 'hhh' 'as' 'zzz' =
'a' 'sss' 'xi' 'eee' 'ba' 'bra' 'rain' 'ain' 'ai', or 'nnn' - AND - not onl=
y mimic the tone or sound but also mimic the rhythm or beat of at least one=
 of those sounds. In a healthy conversation, person X will utter a sound an=
d then person Y will, without fail (so it seems) also rally back that sound=
 when it's their turn to speak in the conversation. In this way the dialogu=
e evolves, with each person spinning off the other. This can be shown by (r=
oughly) scoring a conversation to musical notation, graphically depicting h=
ow the conversation is structured; which phonics are common, how they are r=
elated, and how they develop in time. Revealing the Dialogic Form (or the r=
elationship of conversational elements/structure) might also show how anima=
ls communicate (a slurp of the tongue, the stomping of the paw, wave of a f=
in; body language/movements which mimic certain rhythms and patterns), and =
how they might even communicate with us using this kind of mimicry. The oth=
er part to this is the frequency and rhythmic echo or ping of brainwaves - =
slightly more difficult to graph (of course, each animal will communicate a=
t their own unique tempo/volume; a hyper ant or hummingbird might 'speak' f=
aster or more quiet than a lethargic whale). It would be important to figur=
e this out because, among other things, if we can't understand how we human=
s communicate with one another, not to mention how we might communicate wit=
h animals - how are we supposed to communicate with aliens; unless they spe=
ak English? It's a work in progress. =0D
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 I am quite convinced that animals are much more intelligent than human bei=
ngs; in fact, I suspect that they use sound-telepathy to literally repeat, =
like a parrot does, not only the sounds pitches and rhythms that they hear =
around them, or those that stand out, but also the actual brainwaves that t=
hey seem to be sensitive to. I know its a stretch - but I also suspect that=
 even flies and other insects can do this; when was the last time you liste=
ned carefully to what a fly had to say - likely something it heard some one=
 else say, and came to deliver the message to you; but were you listening? =
Crazy, right - or is it?=0D
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 Sesame Street - Words that rhyme with EN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
=3DX8gYxfnlO4k=0D
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 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DX8gYxfnlO4k =0D
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 Sesame Street - Words that rhyme with EN. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=
=3DX8gYxfnlO4k This cartoon shows words that rhyme with EN.=0D
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 View on www.youtube.com https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DX8gYxfnlO4k =0D
 Preview by Yahoo =0D
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