METAPHYSICS OF THE VOICE.
Mladen Dolar
Nuances of meaning, paramount features of the voice, linguistic expression..the bones and flesh of a voice. Written sound. Oral gymnastics.
chug, choo, brum, chooga, CHUGCHUG, clank, clack, grakkka,
Rizzzz, rump, tuk tuk, blow, puff, dribble, bounce, crumpling, hitting, roll,
scrape, splatter, slosh, whip, swirl, swoosh, tap tap, doum – ta – bah – ta –
doum – Bah – ta, flam, yack, yap, gabble, slur, gulp, blabber, tattle, bark,
jabber, peep, beep, boing.
Floating, spiral, curly, bouncy, spindly, circular, wavy,
wiggly, fast, dense, light, energetic, erratic, strong, continuous, slow,
calming, thin, thick,springy.
Curvilinear, organic, rectilinear, floral, solid, hatching,
shading, fluid, broken up line, vertical, horizontal, diagonal, random,
Absence from sound, silence.
Unheard voices, deafening silence,
isolation, solitude, loneliness,
away from the madding crowd.
Voice, voiceless, nasal, oral,
compact, diffuse, grave, acute,
labial, dental.
Heavy accent, smooth flow, tone,
melody, modulation, cadence,
inflection, intonation, tumbling down,
notes of distress, joke.
Shades of intonation (more than a mark)
enunciations.
scream, splutters, eruption, breath,
reverberation, gurgle, hiccups, cough, raw,
echo, hollow, resin, revives, confrontation.
Shouting
whispering
crying
caressing
threatening
imploring
seducing
commanding
pleading
praying
hypnotizing
confessing
terrorizing
declaring
blare
