The Territory Between Speech and Song

IF 1.3 2区 心理学 0 MUSIC
Fred Cummins
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Abstract

Speech and song have frequently been treated as contrasting categories. We here observe a variety of collective activities in which multiple participants utter the same thing at the same time, a behavior we call joint speech. This simple empirical definition serves to single out practices of ritual, protest, and the enactment of identity that span the range from speech to song and allows consideration of the manner in which such activities serve to ground collectives. We consider how the musical elements in joint speech such as rhythm, melody, and instrumentation are related to the context of occurrence and the purposes of the participants. While music and language have been greatly altered by developments in media technologies—from writing to recordings—joint speech has been, and continues to be, an integral part of practices, both formal and informal, from which communities derive their identity. The absence of joint speech from the scientific treatment of language has made language appear as an abstract intellectual and highly individualized activity. Joint speech may act as a corrective to draw our attention back to the voice in context, and the manner in which collective identities are enacted.
语与歌之间的疆域
言语和歌曲经常被视为对立的范畴。我们在这里观察到各种各样的集体活动,在这些活动中,多个参与者同时说出同样的话,这种行为我们称之为联合讲话。这个简单的经验定义有助于挑选出从演讲到歌曲的范围内的仪式,抗议和身份制定的实践,并允许考虑这些活动为基础集体服务的方式。我们考虑联合演讲中的音乐元素,如节奏、旋律和乐器如何与发生的背景和参与者的目的相关。虽然音乐和语言已经被媒体技术的发展极大地改变了——从写作到录音——但联合演讲一直是,并将继续是正式和非正式实践的一个组成部分,社区从中获得他们的身份。科学对待语言缺乏联合言语,使得语言表现为一种抽象的智力活动和高度个性化的活动。联合言语可以作为一种纠正,将我们的注意力拉回到语境中的声音,以及集体身份的制定方式。
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Music Perception
Music Perception Multiple-
CiteScore
3.70
自引率
4.30%
发文量
22
期刊介绍: Music Perception charts the ongoing scholarly discussion and study of musical phenomena. Publishing original empirical and theoretical papers, methodological articles and critical reviews from renowned scientists and musicians, Music Perception is a repository of insightful research. The broad range of disciplines covered in the journal includes: •Psychology •Psychophysics •Linguistics •Neurology •Neurophysiology •Artificial intelligence •Computer technology •Physical and architectural acoustics •Music theory
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