Careful & Casual Speech.

Careful Speech (pl. Mowa Staranna) means consciously adjusting speech to laws of proper speech, but without extreme exaggeration.

Casual Speech (pl. Mowa Potoczna) is also correct, but more of a free-form.

This blog's author tries to follow rules of his own Grammar & Rules of Spoken Speech, so it's both Careful & Casual Speech, depending on a perspective.

Syllable, Structure.

Introduction.

A while ago i considered creating a computer game for people who stutter or wish to perfect articulation.

It's name is 'Nucleus Coda: in search for the Onset'.

It's a lot of work, i lack understanding & experience, and while i am at least great computer programmer & a beginner artist - domain knowledge i lack.

i don't have time, however, to catch up with theory & practice, to program the game's mechanisms, to develop Artificial Intelligence needed for voice recognition, to develop the other art-resources neccessary as well.


Syllable.

A syllable is a unit of sound composed of a central peak of sonority (usually a vowel), and the consonants that cluster around this central peak.

Syllable structure, which is the combination of allowable segments and typical sound sequences, is language specific.


Here is a diagram of a syllable:




Onset, Nucleus & Coda.

A syllable has as many as three parts: onset, nucleus, and coda.

The onset and the coda are consonants, or consonant clusters, that appear at the beginning and the end of the syllable respectively.

The nucleus forms the the core of the syllable; it is most often a vowel, or a combination of vowels - but there are many exceptions to that.

If you examine enough languages you can find almost every kind phone used as a syllable nucleus.

In the word 'far', [f] is the syllable onset, [a] is the nucleus, and [r] the coda.

If a coda is present in a syllable, the nucleus and the coda form a single unit called a rhyme; otherwise the nucleus makes up the rhyme by itself.

Looking at 'far' again, [ar] forms the rhyme.

A syllable does not necessarily have to have an onset or a coda - depending on the language - but a nucleus is always present.


Consonants.

In articulatory phonetics, a consonant is a speech sound that is articulated with complete or partial closure of the vocal tract.

Examples are:
- [p], pronounced with the lips;
- [t], pronounced with the front of the tongue;
- [k], pronounced with the back of the tongue;
- [h], pronounced in the throat;
- [f] and [s], pronounced by forcing air through a narrow channel (fricatives);
- and [m] and [n], which have air flowing through the nose (nasals).

Contrasting with consonants are vowels.


Vovels.

In phonetics, a vowel is a sound in spoken language, with two complementary definitions.

In the phonetic definition, a vowel is a sound, such as the English 'ah' /ɑː/ or 'oh' /oʊ/, produced with an open vocal tract;

it is median (the air escapes along the middle of the tongue), oral (at least some of the airflow must escape through the mouth), frictionless and continuant.

There is no significant build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis.

This contrasts with consonants, such as the English 'sh' [ʃ], which have a constriction or closure at some point along the vocal tract.

In the other, phonological definition, a vowel is defined as syllabic, the sound that forms the peak of a syllable.

Abstract & Visual Grammars.

Introduction.

There can be many grammars, rules for composing symbols.

When an Art form fulfills the rules of a grammar, it's correct speech from that grammar's perspective, at least. Otherwise it's not correct speech form.

There are official, sanctioned grammars - it's usually good start to learn from these, even if not completely.

As with any art, every artist should create her or his own style, however, be free.


Visual Grammars.

Visual grammars are like algorithms, rules of using visual symbols in correct order & positioning.

There are simple symbols & complex symbols as well. Complex visual symbol consist of one or more of simple visual symbol(s) or/and complex visual symbol(s).

There are interpretations, that explain the order of placement meaning, as well as what positions tell, what is relation & speech between symbols, as well.

All of possible interpretations compose a grammar, there's default interpretation or a key symbol telling which interpretation to use.


Speech between Visual Symbols.

Each of symbol(s) is in relation(s) with each of other visual symbol(s) & with itself.

Relation tells how a symbol relates to an another symbol, and how it's in opposite direction - unless it's a relation with itself.

Relations can be many, and include:
- liking,
- understanding,
- contrasting,
- opposing,
- completing,
- enhancing,
- reinforcing.

Relations can have value(s), for example 'liking' relation might be 'likes', or 'does not like', or 'likes very much, but not often', etc.

Relations have two values each, one value in each of directions, unless it's a relation with itself.

Multiple of relations in one direction can be reduced to one multi-forked arrow, described with a single value, for a better overview. it's not the perfect solution when abstract & imprecise speech is used at a group, but practical as hell. Simplifies things a lot for artist, saving a lot of the precious time & effort.

An order of placement, positions, relations & their values can change with time, as in an animation.


Abstract Art Grammars.

Abstraction is a generalization, on topic as well.

There are levels of abstraction, higher levels are more terse, with longer description of interpretation, allow to speak more using less of symbols.

There can be art(s) of text, of image(s), of music, of film(s), of other art(s), each art used is called a 'layer' and together these are composed into a higher-level layer.

Grammar handles order of placement, positions & speech relations within a layer. There are higher-level-grammars that join lower-level-grammars.

There might be a flat-grammar that reduces all of the symbols of all layers into the one layer with the order of placement, positions & speech between these, as with the visual symbols speech.

Interpretations can animate, change with time, as well.

There's default interpretation of the flat-grammar or a key telling which interpretation to use for a given flat-grammar.

Envoûtement.

- English - French - Polish dictionary in making. -


Spells & Enchantments can be used not only with words.

For example, when we see a 'rose' poem that tells about feminity & love, we can paraphrase it using an image of a 'black lotus' and change it's meaning metaphorically to feminine protection qualities, a form of love & it's foundation.

It takes shorter while to look at image & understand than reading a whole poem, usually, at least.

Such a lyrical transformation should not be abused, it's dangerous.

It's too easy to abuse speech that way, unfortunately, i warn.

It has karmic & magickal consequences anyway - and harmful manipulation (at least), can be fairly easily proven a psychological crime in the Law Courts.

Art is Born in Pain.

i think that the Best of Artists are created in the Great Pains.

The Art of Love as well.

What is 'well'?

Word 'well' points to experience, to abuses & pains one endures as learns by trial & error, making mistakes, suffering karmic consequences, learning wisdom & compassion by understanding suffering.

Well is place where waters mix, where experiences mix.

Since Ancient Times people came to wells for water from many places, met other people with different experiences, they shared those.

From experiences wisdom is born, and quality as well.

Experienced people are among the best, i think.

'Knowing well' is not the same as 'knowing good enough', it points more to experience, trial & errors more than to formal education without practice.

Formal education is still great gift, very valuable - and one can mix education with practice - this is the way of the best of the best.

i still think that experience is more than education however, and anyone can learn anything if he or she fights for that - but often price is great & discouraging.

i wish all Aspiring Artists - including myself - to learn Art good & well enough to benefit everyone.

But what is enough?

... is enough enough?


... see also, if You wish or need, ... : What is: 'Understanding Fear' ?

Art of Magick & Light.

i am creating an Art Style called the 'Art of Magick & Light'.

it's mostly the Beautiful Art attempt that brings Styles together, and uses Real Life's Buddhism & Esoterics - including symbols, meanings, meditations, mantras, wishes, spellcasting, rituals, material components, efforts, wisdom & lore.

i think it's not only Art Style, but also the Real Magick as well.

i consider Art more important than Power, so there's Great Focus on Art & Style.

Both Art & Power have to be used Responsibly, i think - usually only when neccessary, but neccessity happens more often than i thought at youth.

.. the Art easily builds Influence & Power nevertheless, and adds more still - so focus on Art is not a big loss, even from Power's perspective.

i think Art is subtly magickal, the subtler Art the better.

Transmission of the Art.

i think Transmission of the Art can be defined many ways.

i think Art can Talk, using many Styles & Tools.

i think every symbol awakens thoughts and/or feelings, symbols represent ideas.

Image or text are also a symbols, as many other of objects.

Transmission of the Art is how symbols talk together, to say certain things, to pass ideas, to transmit messages as well - i think.


(perhaps i'll update this article later, when i understand more).




-=- Art Transmission's UML Class Diagram. -=-
(click to enlarge image).

-=- a Work in Progress. -=-


See also, if You wish: Object Relationships Modelling & Analysis, Object Oriented Analysis, Design & Modelling, 'Talking Objects' Solutions, Beings & Phenomena.

Beneficial Speech & Styles.

There are many speech styles, one can develop various of it's qualities, grammars parts & forms as one needs.

My speech is written or told in casual (not too formal but elegant, based on cause & effect law called 'karma' in Buddhism), international english language can be summarized as:
- Abstract (generalized & on topic, as seen from above, from bird's flight),
- Essentional (minimal amount of words, but not too few - that summarize what i wish to say. It skips details, and follows plan of speech resulting from analysis),
- Careful (great care & attempt at perfection is given to a precision & tools of achieving the precision of speech),
- Lyrical (my speech uses poetic metaphors to say more in less words, more beautifully as well, evoking feelings - mostly beneficial),
- Terse (using least amount of symbols, yet with the precise meaning).

i also have Polish written & spoken language, but i think mostly in international english way - i am a transliterate, for i spent great deal of my life with the internet, enligh words & international communities. My thinking in Polish language shares it's qualities with my english written speech, but is not so much developed.

When write about other people's words, i try to always clearly state where it is a precise quote, when it's paraphrase (transforming words to speak using one's words, often giving it another meaning), or translation attempt (translation is often imprecise with carrying exact meanings as different nations, cultures & people think & feel differently on the same words).

i think that communicating in the Internet or using other international means is a great challenge - because of high risk of being misunderstood if one is not careful).

i think that 'authoring' - transforming someone's words then claiming that someone else is author of these is seen too often, not only in the internet. i think this can be done if author agrees to use his name under transformed words, but without such permission it is often too a harmful manipulation.

Talk With the Universe.

Introduction.

Art does not go unnoticed.

Every act of Art has meaning & effect - on one's Mind & on the Universe.


Art's Speech.

By creating artwork, one's mind state changes, one starts to talk & behave differently.

Body language subtly changes, small animals & microorganisms notice - perhaps others as well.

People, Animals & Microorganism also communicate, move & convey messages - affecting & spreading one's Transmission.

Publishing Art in any way, either in a book, in the Internet, in TV or other media enhances the Reaction.

Reality Changes, often subtly - but not in all cases.


the Art of Magick & Light.

This also applies to Art Style i am creating, the 'Art of Magick & Light' that uses real Buddhism & Esoterics, it's material components, symbols & lore.

i think even spells as simple as making a wish in mind, lighting a candle, as well as complex & elaborate Rituals do have effect on Reality.


Imperfect Telepathy.

When someone is consistent with his or her own Speech, in any Form - either with words or other Art Styles - including Martial Arts Language called Kata Forms - over time others begin to understand him or her clearer, more intuitively.

As someone's understanding of others grow, insights might appear on either or both sides, even if unreliably.

i think this explains Telepathic experiences, when someone 'reads' other's intent more or less accurately - by understanding, by body language, by clothes, by jewelry one wears & uses.


Talk with the Universe.

Many famous Actors think that World is the Stage, and if they play their roles good enough - Gods will notice & react.

This also explains that every thought, word or action - no matter how small or elaborate - is a part of the Talk with the Universe.




-=- Magickal Chalice. -=-

Anti - Pejorat.

Introduction.

Words & Symbols have great power, can heal or harm, should be used responsibly & compassionately to help.

Art can Protect, can be beneficial, can help to make one's mind calmer & healthier.

Art can Open Mind, can help to develop Speech as well - improving interpersonal relations.


Pejorat.

Pejorative meaning of a word or other symbol means a meaning that is negative, harmful, humiliating.

Too much of insults & slander can cause depression, low self-esteem & other mental problems in someone.

These symptoms are too often causes of suicide attempts & suicides, and of other problems in one's life.


Anti - Pejorat.

Anti-Pejorat is a Pejorat with it's meaning reversed or transformed for different, beneficial message & feelings.

For example: 'Stupid Woman' phrase is insulting, but we can transform understanding of it that it might also be: 'Strong, Independent, Brave'.

Using Anti-Pejorat to protect someone makes one stronger, more able to withstand insults, slander & humiliation.


Credits & a Way.

After meditating in a Buddhist Center i've experienced many insights - thoughts appeared in my Mind, explaining me a lot about Buddhism, about Love & about Interpersonal Relations.

Insights explained me that Karolina Boboli & her Sangha Protected me with Anti - Pejorat.

i felt the difference, my low self esteem, headaches & other mental illness symptoms lessened significiantly, i felt happier as well.

i badly needed that, and i still need that.

i've agreed in my Mind to develop on that Way to Protect others as i was Protected, supporting Karolina & others in this task as well, working both independently, as well as in a Team.

i wish to use every Artful tool on that Way that is Wise & Compassionate to use by me, using & adding Arful tools as is Enlightening, when is Enlightening.

Karolina Boboli & a Buddhist Woman i Love are similar, but are not same person.


See also, if You wish: 'Stupid Wisdom', About meaningful speech & about slander.

Symbols & Meanings.

Introduction.

'Symbol is never explained forever' -- Carl Jung.

Symbols represent ideas, have meanings that explain what the Symbols represent.

Words, whole phrases, images or other Art works are symbols, these convey messages.


Evolution.

With time languages evolve, words' meanings can be different.

i think that with Art, it's possible to consciously change meaning of a symbol - or even reverse it.

It's dangerous, therefore it's wise to understand how this works.


Process.

Art can build mental associations - thoughts & feelings that come to mind when one perceives a symbol.

By consciously building more or less proper associations, we add/reduce/alter meanings to a word or other symbol - then when read, one reacts, feels & thinks differently than before.

More complex works, such as phrases or image-collabs also change meaning when constructed from simpler symbols that had meanings altered.

Whole process is similar to composing arguments, carefully choosing words, definitions & redifinitions to get one's message across.

Integral Speech.

Integral speech & it's usefulness.

Integral speech is speech that is internally consistent, that joins many topics, arguments, forms of expression.

It's easier to speak integrally for oneself, but to join many of different opinions of different people or groups is much more difficult.

It's useful when preparing expression form to tell something to a significiant group of people, representing opinions of many as well.

i think this has uses in Politics, Public Speeches, Arts, Sales, etc ...


How to speak integrally?

i think philosophy & arts can help with that.

i think that expression form should be short, true, strictly to the point.

i think that message should not contain any of contradicting (opposing) arguments in itself.

i think that message should contain as little as possible of countercurrent (leading to opposing conclusions) arguments as well.


Choosing Arguments.

'Symbol is never explained forever.' - Carl Jung.

Symbols represent ideas, are arguments as well.

Word, images, other expression forms might be symbols to be used or not.

Different people react differently, research might be neccessary to check which of similar arguments a target group prefers.

Images or words, etc ... might be given to a tested people's group(s), which image or word they like more?

We can draw components (symbols, arguments) & logic arrows (logical extensions from one symbol to another) as in a graph (important data structure in a computer sciences).




a 'Graph',
a 'Graph' of Arguments' Popularity.

if we wish to say argument 9,
let's take care of supporting arguments as well,
... it's 11 & 8 in this case.

for 11 we should also take care of 5 & 7,
for 8 we should also take care of 7 & 3,
for 5 we should take care of 11 as well.

if we wish to say 10,
let's notice,
argument 10 supports itself,
perhaps we should speak it many of a time.
it's supporting arguments are 11, 10 & 3.

this 'graph' is a 'directed graph',
for there are 'arrows' at the 'ends of the lines',

there are 'cycles' in this 'graph',
11->5->11 & 10->10 in this case,
... arguments we should speak many of a time, perhaps.


We can see which arguments benefit us more, which less ... when considering a group & us.

The same components might have different destinations depending on a target group they model.

Arrows & components might be labelled with 'popularity score', a number next to a component or arrow ... or perhaps a color as well.


See also if you wish or need, ... : Modelling Speech Forms (a computer sciences article).


(to be continued later, if needed or neccessary).

Art Talk.

Introduction.

It's related with Philosophy of Varied Arts, for every Art talks, conveys it's message, can be used in arguments.

Art can use other Art, either by including it without too much of an emphasis, by relating to it, by commenting it's message, style, quality, perhaps more.


Arguments.

Art(s) used in discussion(s) can be used as arguments.

There can be contradicting arguments, directly opposing each other, higher quality & quantity wins usually.

There can be countercurrent arguments, leading to opposite conclusions, even if these are not contradicting themselves immediately.


Transmission of the Art.

It is Transmission of the Art, to speak the same thing in many ways - using voice, gestures, symbolism, requisites - including images in the Internet or Costumes, for example.

That way message will be more clear & complete.

... if You care enough to say something well.


Are arguments useful for Sales only?

Not only,

These are useful as well to support other arguments,

Or to sway a Political (Known) or a Low-Profile (Small Scale, Quiet) decision.


Art Portals & it's Benefits.

Art does not have to reveal itself to the public, but when it does, it's an opportunity to perceive, to enjoy, to use.

Individual media files carry art's messages, can be used to comment words, in a relation ... as illustrations in a book, or in other ways as well.

There are portal sites with an Art, for example:
* 'deviantART',
* 'Art & Dharma Teachings', in making, with me as a person that leads in technical efforts.

Art portals' statistics can be used in arguments, as for example in a phrase:

'This current in art is popular and proves that ... many artists see things that way & create such deeds ... beside artists it's also popular among customers. here are statistics as a proof.'.