The Voice Quality Distinction In Dinka Songs
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The Voice Quality Distinction In Dinka Songs
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Author : Luca Rognoni
language : en
Publisher: LAP Lambert Academic Publishing
Release Date : 2012-03
The Voice Quality Distinction In Dinka Songs written by Luca Rognoni and has been published by LAP Lambert Academic Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03 with categories.
The Dinka people live in the recently born state of South Sudan. Their language, counting over two millions of speakers, has been studied with growing interest for its rich prosodic system, featuring phonological distinctions in tone, vowel length and voice quality. Dinka songs play an important role as social aggregators and as carriers of private and collective memory. In this book the author studies for the first time the production and perception of the voice quality distinction in songs. Starting from the results already yielded by the acoustic analysis of Dinka speech data (Luanyjang dialect), acoustic measurements are applied to song data in order to determine if and how the phonological distinction between modal and breathy voice quality is realized in songs. The perceptual dimension is assessed with a perception test, where listeners are asked to distinguish between the two types of phonation. The introductory chapters and the up-to-date extensive bibliography make this book not only a good starting point to know more about the definition and measurement of voice quality, but also as a quick and easy-to-read introduction to the fascinating complexity of Dinka.
Language Music And The Brain
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Author : Michael A. Arbib
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2013-06-28
Language Music And The Brain written by Michael A. Arbib and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-28 with Science categories.
A presentation of music and language within an integrative, embodied perspective of brain mechanisms for action, emotion, and social coordination. This book explores the relationships between language, music, and the brain by pursuing four key themes and the crosstalk among them: song and dance as a bridge between music and language; multiple levels of structure from brain to behavior to culture; the semantics of internal and external worlds and the role of emotion; and the evolution and development of language. The book offers specially commissioned expositions of current research accessible both to experts across disciplines and to non-experts. These chapters provide the background for reports by groups of specialists that chart current controversies and future directions of research on each theme. The book looks beyond mere auditory experience, probing the embodiment that links speech to gesture and music to dance. The study of the brains of monkeys and songbirds illuminates hypotheses on the evolution of brain mechanisms that support music and language, while the study of infants calibrates the developmental timetable of their capacities. The result is a unique book that will interest any reader seeking to learn more about language or music and will appeal especially to readers intrigued by the relationships of language and music with each other and with the brain. Contributors Francisco Aboitiz, Michael A. Arbib, Annabel J. Cohen, Ian Cross, Peter Ford Dominey, W. Tecumseh Fitch, Leonardo Fogassi, Jonathan Fritz, Thomas Fritz, Peter Hagoort, John Halle, Henkjan Honing, Atsushi Iriki, Petr Janata, Erich Jarvis, Stefan Koelsch, Gina Kuperberg, D. Robert Ladd, Fred Lerdahl, Stephen C. Levinson, Jerome Lewis, Katja Liebal, Jônatas Manzolli, Bjorn Merker, Lawrence M. Parsons, Aniruddh D. Patel, Isabelle Peretz, David Poeppel, Josef P. Rauschecker, Nikki Rickard, Klaus Scherer, Gottfried Schlaug, Uwe Seifert, Mark Steedman, Dietrich Stout, Francesca Stregapede, Sharon Thompson-Schill, Laurel Trainor, Sandra E. Trehub, Paul Verschure
The Dinka And Their Songs
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Author : Francis Mading Deng
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 1973
The Dinka And Their Songs written by Francis Mading Deng and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Music categories.
Fundamentals Of Phonetics Phonology And Tonology
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Author : Rose-Juliet Anyanwu
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2008
Fundamentals Of Phonetics Phonology And Tonology written by Rose-Juliet Anyanwu and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with African languages categories.
This book is, to some extent, a reference work uniting theory and description. It comprises four structured parts: Phonetics, Phonology, Tonology, and Specific African Sound Patterns. By means of concrete examples, the book describes and compares a wide range of basic and current issues and facts that are of utmost relevance for all persons working on language or linguistics as well as in related fields. The book provides core instruments needed and used in the study of phonology and phonological analyses. It discusses modern phonological theories. Phonological issues and processes, such as vowel harmony, assimilation, dissimilation, lenition, as well as fortition are explained. Prosodic topics, such as tone, stress, pitch, and intonation are considered. Issues in tonology include tonological analysis, tonal behaviour and rules. Special attention is given to specific sounds found in African languages.
Voice Quality
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Author : John H. Esling
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2019-06-20
Voice Quality written by John H. Esling and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-06-20 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Offers a new model of vocal tract articulation that explains laryngeal and oral voice quality, both auditorily and visually, through language examples and familiar voices.
What Is The What
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Author : Dave Eggers
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2011-10-27
What Is The What written by Dave Eggers and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-27 with Fiction categories.
What is the What is Dave Eggers's astonishing novel about one of the world's most brutal civil wars Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these . . . Truly epic in scope, and told with expansive humanity, deep compassion and unexpected humour, What is the What is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war and an unforgettable tale of tragedy and triumph. 'If there was ever any doubt that Dave Eggers is one of our most important storytellers, What Is the What should put it to rest... [A] strange, beautiful and unforgettable work' San Francisco Chronicle 'A remarkable book: harrowing, witty, wretched, delightful; and always compelling, always surprising' London Review of Books All of the author's proceeds from this book will go to the Valentino Achak Deng Foundation. Read more at: www.valentinoachakdeng.com.
Pieces Of The Musical World Sounds And Cultures
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Author : Rachel Harris
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2015-05-01
Pieces Of The Musical World Sounds And Cultures written by Rachel Harris and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-01 with Music categories.
Pieces of the Musical World: Sounds and Cultures is a fieldwork-based ethnomusicology textbook that introduces a series of musical worlds each through a single "piece." It focuses on a musical sound or object that provides a springboard from which to tell a story about a particular geographic region, introducing key aspects of the cultures in which it is embedded, contexts of performance, the musicians who create or perform it, the journeys it has travelled, and its changing meanings. A collaborative venture by staff and research ethnomusicologists associated with the Department of Music at SOAS, University of London, Pieces of the Musical World is organized thematically. Three broad themes: "Place", "Spirituality" and "Movement" help teachers to connect contemporary issues in ethnomusicology, including soundscape studies, music and the environment, the politics of identity, diaspora and globalization, and music and the body. Each of the book's fourteen chapters highlights a single musical "piece" broadly defined, spanning the range of "traditional," "popular", "classical" and "contemporary" musics, and even sounds which might be considered "not music." Primary sources and a web site hosting recordings with interactive listening guides, a glossary of musical terms and interviews all help to create a unique and dynamic learning experience of our musical world.
The Cambridge Handbook Of Phonetics
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Author : Rachael-Anne Knight
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2024-02-08
The Cambridge Handbook Of Phonetics written by Rachael-Anne Knight and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-02-08 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Phonetics - the study and classification of speech sounds - is a major sub-discipline of linguistics. Bringing together a team of internationally renowned phoneticians, this handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent, cutting-edge work in the field, and focuses on the most widely-debated contemporary issues. Chapters are divided into five thematic areas: segmental production, prosodic production, measuring speech, audition and perception, and applications of phonetics. Each chapter presents an historical overview of the area, along with critical issues, current research and advice on the best practice for teaching phonetics to undergraduates. It brings together global perspectives, and includes examples from a wide range of languages, allowing readers to extend their knowledge beyond English. By providing both state-of-the-art research information, and an appreciation of how it can be shared with students, this handbook is essential both for academic phoneticians, and anyone with an interest in this exciting, rapidly developing field.
Oral Literature In Africa
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Author : Ruth Finnegan
language : en
Publisher: Open Book Publishers
Release Date : 2012-09
Oral Literature In Africa written by Ruth Finnegan and has been published by Open Book Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-09 with Social Science categories.
Ruth Finnegan's Oral Literature in Africa was first published in 1970, and since then has been widely praised as one of the most important books in its field. Based on years of fieldwork, the study traces the history of storytelling across the continent of Africa. This revised edition makes Finnegan's ground-breaking research available to the next generation of scholars. It includes a new introduction, additional images and an updated bibliography, as well as its original chapters on poetry, prose, "drum language" and drama, and an overview of the social, linguistic and historical background of oral literature in Africa. This book is the first volume in the World Oral Literature Series, an ongoing collaboration between OBP and World Oral Literature Project. A free online archive of recordings and photographs that Finnegan made during her fieldwork in the late 1960s is hosted by the World Oral Literature Project (http: //www.oralliterature.org/collections/rfinnegan001.html) and can also be accessed from publisher's website.
Dinka Christianity
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Author : Marc R. Nikkel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Dinka Christianity written by Marc R. Nikkel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with Christianity categories.