John Colapinto on the Power and Beauty of the Human Voice
The Next Big Idea
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When I'm Disciplining You, It's Not a Size Bluff
All animals speak in a low pitched growl when expressing authority or dominance. And communicate in high pitched notes when they are being friendly. In every language, we raise our voices when asking a question and the person responding lowers his or her voice to take on an authoritative tone. When yo tatakeo, totally the low voice of authority. But although, if any of my kids are listeng to podcats, i'd like to point out that when i'm disciplining you, it's not a size bluff. I am actually larger. This is a point of fact.
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