In the borderland between song and speech
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In the borderland between song and speech

Vocal expressions in oral cultures

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In the borderland between song and speech

Vocal expressions in oral cultures

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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.

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Publisher
Lund University Press
Year
2022
ISBN
9789198557787
Topic
Social Sciences
Subtopic
Cultural & Social Anthropology
Index
Social Sciences

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. List of illustrations
  7. Audio recordings
  8. List of contributors
  9. Acknowledgements
  10. 1 The borderland: singing or speaking or both?
  11. 2 Kammu vocal genres (Laos)
  12. 3 Athabascan vocal genres in Interior Alaska
  13. 4 Seediq canonic imitation (Taiwan)
  14. 5 An Akha shaman performance (Thailand)
  15. 6 Waka and ryūka performances (Japan/Ryukyu)
  16. 7 Performance templates: method, results, and implications
  17. Appendix 1: Software used
  18. Appendix 2: Number notation
  19. Appendix 3: Terminology used
  20. References
  21. Index