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Musical adaptation as phonological evidence: Case studies from textsetting, rhyme, and musical surrogates
Author(s) -
McPherson Laura
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
language and linguistics compass
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.619
H-Index - 44
ISSN - 1749-818X
DOI - 10.1111/lnc3.12359
Subject(s) - rhyme , musical , linguistics , modality (human–computer interaction) , adaptation (eye) , computer science , psychology , art , artificial intelligence , literature , philosophy , poetry , neuroscience
Music and language are both inherently human, rule‐governed systems. Language‐based music, including vocal music and musical surrogate languages, offers the opportunity to look at how musical and linguistic grammars interact and how linguistic structure is adapted to another modality. This article focuses on how this musical adaptation of language can provide valuable evidence for phonological structure and theory, drawing on case studies from textsetting (tonal and non‐tonal), rhyme, and musical surrogate languages.