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Arielle's (2008) Appearance on WTSP-10 Tampa Bay's 10 TV. (Click to go to start and go to page.)
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| To hear Arielle's greeting, click the play button to the right. Arielle says, "Hi! ... Hello." |
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Here are the details about the ParrotSpeech Group:
Description
People interested in the study of spontaneous speech by talking
birds. The topics of concern include learning theory, speech
recognition, recording speech, cognitive speech by talking birds,
linguistics, conversations with parrot-like birds, cognition,
consciousness, and other topics related to the talking birds. To join
click on the button to the left or enter the subscription into your
e-mail address: ParrotSpeech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Description
People interested in the study of spontaneous speech by talking
birds. The topics of concern include learning theory, speech
recognition, recording speech, cognitive speech by talking birds,
linguistics, conversations with parrot-like birds, cognition,
consciousness, and other topics related to the talking birds. To join
click on the button to the left or enter the subscription into your
e-mail address: ParrotSpeech-subscribe@yahoogroups.com
Information about appearances, presentations, events to “meet the author” and
attend a book signing for Another Kind of Mind: A Talking bird Masters English
attend a book signing for Another Kind of Mind: A Talking bird Masters English
| To see and hear information about Arielle presented on a Florida TV show, click on the link below. Look for "Seen on TV." If segment does not come up, search for "parrot," then select article about "Is Arielle Talking?" Interview about speech research./cognitive speech clip from WTVT-13 FOX, Tampa 29 September 2010 See Arielle on TV ... Hear her talking |
| Arielle speaks and understands hundreds of English words, phrases, and sentences. This capacity is what scientists call cognitive speech. |
In June 2009, she will be 18 years old. Arielle is a shy bird, especially around strangers, and as a
"free-speaking talking bird," she speaks voluntarily. She accompanies me on a daily visit to a park or a
walk about the neighborhood, and during our outings, she occasionally speaks directly to me.
A form of interspecies communication results when she speaks to me. I call Arielle "an educated bird"
rather than a trained parrot. The term educated means that she continues to learn language, and Arielle
speaks as a result of learning things from lessons. She also learns on her own by associative learning. A
speech sample can be heard by clicking identified sound selections located near yellow boxes throughout
this site; transcription of Arielle's words appear in another yellow box near the bottom of the same page.
Many speech samples appear on the "Another_Mind" page; the transcriptions are in the book Another
Kind of Mind.
Many people consider macaws to be mediocre talking birds. Arielle might be an exception. She vocalizes
daily from her gym on the porch; her remarks often contain sequences of invented statements that express
her thoughts. Listeners initially find her recorded speech difficult to understand, but after seeing a
transcription of her statements they are startled by the range of her conversational topics as well as her
general comments.
"free-speaking talking bird," she speaks voluntarily. She accompanies me on a daily visit to a park or a
walk about the neighborhood, and during our outings, she occasionally speaks directly to me.
A form of interspecies communication results when she speaks to me. I call Arielle "an educated bird"
rather than a trained parrot. The term educated means that she continues to learn language, and Arielle
speaks as a result of learning things from lessons. She also learns on her own by associative learning. A
speech sample can be heard by clicking identified sound selections located near yellow boxes throughout
this site; transcription of Arielle's words appear in another yellow box near the bottom of the same page.
Many speech samples appear on the "Another_Mind" page; the transcriptions are in the book Another
Kind of Mind.
Many people consider macaws to be mediocre talking birds. Arielle might be an exception. She vocalizes
daily from her gym on the porch; her remarks often contain sequences of invented statements that express
her thoughts. Listeners initially find her recorded speech difficult to understand, but after seeing a
transcription of her statements they are startled by the range of her conversational topics as well as her
general comments.
Arielle is learning English at an advanced grade-school level. Her linguistic abilities include:
- Arielle speaks of her free will and communicates many different messages.
- Arielle speaks with as many as five (5) different voice characteristics.
- Arielle is learning the English language and can make complicated statements.
- Arielle asks questions, and she sometimes answers her own query (ha, ha).
- Arielle identifies other animals as ants, butterfly, cat, dog, rabbit, and snake; her vocabulary to
describe birds includes: bird, cardinal, crow, egret, "feathered friend," hawk, parrot, and stork. - Arielle knows common words that begin with most letters of the alphabet, but she hasn't needed
to speak words that begin with "X" or "Z" yet. - Arielle speaks about many every day things and speaks sequences about a single topic.
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| ParrotSpeech.com The home of the pioneering talking bird Arielle |
This site deals with the abilities of one talking bird and is intended to be a resource
for potential bird owners, anyone interested in speech perception, people who are
interested in the development of language in nonhumans, and bird keepers who wish
to share information about their talking birds.
For information about my book describing Arielle's
speech, click here to transfer to the site page for
Another Kind of Mind.
for potential bird owners, anyone interested in speech perception, people who are
interested in the development of language in nonhumans, and bird keepers who wish
to share information about their talking birds.
For information about my book describing Arielle's
speech, click here to transfer to the site page for
Another Kind of Mind.
Arielle is a friendly Blue & Gold
macaw. Macaws, like other
parrots, can talk.
Arielle understands English. To
date, she has spoken more than
4000 different expressions. At
times she speaks directly to her
human friend.
She freely vocalizes most days.
Her speech contains sequences of
statements about many topics, and
she carries on conversations with
herself and imagined friends.
She is one of a handful of birds
around the world who can
communicate ideas through
speech. The author formulated the
idea of listening to her voluntarily
spoken words as a new approach
to interspecies communication.
macaw. Macaws, like other
parrots, can talk.
Arielle understands English. To
date, she has spoken more than
4000 different expressions. At
times she speaks directly to her
human friend.
She freely vocalizes most days.
Her speech contains sequences of
statements about many topics, and
she carries on conversations with
herself and imagined friends.
She is one of a handful of birds
around the world who can
communicate ideas through
speech. The author formulated the
idea of listening to her voluntarily
spoken words as a new approach
to interspecies communication.
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© 2003-2012 by Michael Dalton
| Arielle understands speech and speaks thoughtfully using English words, phrases, and sentences. |