Franz Andres Morrissey: 1 book
Language, the Singer and the Song
The Sociolinguistics of Folk Performance
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2018
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...
