In the borderland between song and speech

Vocal expressions in oral cultures

346 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

This is a study of vocal expressions in the borderland between speech and song, based on performances from cultural contexts where oral transmission dominates. Approaches drawn from perspectives belonging to both ethnomusicology and linguistics are integrated in the analysis. As the idea of the performance template is employed as an analytical tool, the focus is on those techniques that make performance possible. The result is an increased understanding of what performers actually do when they employ variation or improvisation, and sometimes composition as well. The transmission of these culture-specific techniques is essential for the continuation of this form of human communication and interaction with the spirit world. By comparative study of other research, the result of the analysis is viewed in relation to ongoing processes in society.An electronic edition of this book is freely available under a Creative Commons (CC BY-NC-ND) licence.

• Reihe: Lund University Press
• Themen: Gesellschaft und Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie und Anthropologie Anthropologie Sozial- und Kulturanthropologie, Ethnographie
• ISBN: 9789198557763
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 12.07.2022
• Größe: 222 x 145 mm
• Verlag: Lund University Press
• Herausgegeben von: Håkan Lundström, Jan-Olof Svantesson