Language, the Singer and the Song : The Sociolinguistics of Folk Performance
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| Title: | Language, the Singer and the Song : The Sociolinguistics of Folk Performance |
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| Description: | The relationship between language and music has much in common - rhythm, structure, sound, metaphor. Exploring the phenomena of song and performance, this book presents a sociolinguistic model for analysing them. Based on ethnomusicologist John Blacking's contention that any song performed communally is a'folk song'regardless of its generic origins, it argues that folk song to a far greater extent than other song genres displays'communal'or'inclusive'types of performance. The defining feature of folk song as a multi-modal instantiation of music and language is its participatory nature, making it ideal for sociolinguistic analysis. In this sense, a folk song is the product of specific types of developing social interaction whose major purpose is the construction of a temporally and locally based community. Through repeated instantiations, this can lead to disparate communities of practice, which, over time, develop sociocultural registers and a communal stance towards aspects of meaningful events in everyday lives that become typical of a discourse community. |
| Authors: | Richard J. Watts, Franz Andres Morrissey |
| Resource Type: | eBook. |
| Subjects: | Music and language, Music--Performance--Social aspects, Folk songs--History and criticism |
| Categories: | LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / General |
| Database: | eBook Collection (EBSCOhost) |
| Abstract: | The relationship between language and music has much in common - rhythm, structure, sound, metaphor. Exploring the phenomena of song and performance, this book presents a sociolinguistic model for analysing them. Based on ethnomusicologist John Blacking's contention that any song performed communally is a'folk song'regardless of its generic origins, it argues that folk song to a far greater extent than other song genres displays'communal'or'inclusive'types of performance. The defining feature of folk song as a multi-modal instantiation of music and language is its participatory nature, making it ideal for sociolinguistic analysis. In this sense, a folk song is the product of specific types of developing social interaction whose major purpose is the construction of a temporally and locally based community. Through repeated instantiations, this can lead to disparate communities of practice, which, over time, develop sociocultural registers and a communal stance towards aspects of meaningful events in everyday lives that become typical of a discourse community. |
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| ISBN: | 9781107112711 9781316998458 |
