Interesting discussion, whoever you are (you didn=92t identify yourself in =
your note altho I=92m assuming =93Bob."). You might find some of the answer=
s (or at least the route to answers) in my recent book, =93The Great Animal=
Orchestra: Finding the Origins of Music in the World=92s Wild Places,=94 L=
ittle Brown/Hachette, 2012.
Bernie Krause
On May 16, 2014, at 6:32 PM, [naturerecordists] <=
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> I'm working on something I call Dialogic Form. It shows how there is a to=
nal and rhythmic interdependency within human (and possibly animal) communi=
cation. Because I am a musician, I have noticed that there is a subtle and =
subconscious mimicry that takes place within dialogues, similar to how babi=
es learn how to speak. It goes something like this: If person X says 'Kaku =
has a sexy brain!', person Y will utter at least one of the previously hear=
d 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 o=
nly mimic the tone or sound but also mimic the rhythm or beat of at least o=
ne of those sounds. In a healthy conversation, person X will utter a sound =
and then person Y will, without fail (so it seems) also rally back that sou=
nd when it's their turn to speak in the conversation. In this way the dialo=
gue evolves, with each person spinning off the other. This can be shown by =
(roughly) scoring a conversation to musical notation, graphically depicting=
how the conversation is structured; which phonics are common, how they are=
related, and how they develop in time. Revealing the Dialogic Form (or the=
relationship of conversational elements/structure) might also show how ani=
mals communicate (a slurp of the tongue, the stomping of the paw, wave of a=
fin; body language/movements which mimic certain rhythms and patterns), an=
d how they might even communicate with us using this kind of mimicry. The o=
ther part to this is the frequency and rhythmic echo or ping of brainwaves =
- slightly more difficult to graph (of course, each animal will communicate=
at their own unique tempo/volume; a hyper ant or hummingbird might 'speak'=
faster or more quiet than a lethargic whale). It would be important to fig=
ure this out because, among other things, if we can't understand how we hum=
ans communicate with one another, not to mention how we might communicate w=
ith animals - how are we supposed to communicate with aliens; unless they s=
peak English? It's a work in progress.
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> I am quite convinced that animals are much more intelligent than human be=
ings; 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 =
they seem to be sensitive to. I know its a stretch - but I also suspect tha=
t even flies and other insects can do this; when was the last time you list=
ened carefully to what a fly had to say - likely something it heard some on=
e else say, and came to deliver the message to you; but were you listening?=
Crazy, right - or is it?
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> Sesame Street - Words that rhyme with EN.
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> Sesame Street - Words that rhyme with EN.
> This cartoon shows words that rhyme with EN.
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