{"product_id":"language-the-singer-and-the-song-the-sociolinguistics-of-folk-performance-paperback-9781107533042","title":"Language, the Singer and the Song; The Sociolinguistics of Folk Performance (Paperback \/ softback) 9781107533042","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eLanguage, the Singer and the Song\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Sociolinguistics of Folk Performance\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis book discusses performance in communities of practice, social criticism through song, and how folk song and language interact.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard J. Watts (Author), Franz Andres Morrissey (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781107533042, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 28 October 2021\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e390 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.524 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'It is an impressive resource for folk musicians, cultural theorists, and sociolinguists alike, and provides a welcome exploration into historical and current aspects of folk song performance and transmission, the timeless stories that folk songs tell, and the communities they build.' Andy Gibson, Language in Society\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe 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 is a 'folk song' regardless of its generic origins, it argues that folk song to a far greater extent than other song genres displays 'communal' or 'inclusive' types of performance. The defining feature of folk song as a multi-modal instantiation of music and language is its participatory nature, making it ideal for sociolinguistic analysis. In this sense, a folk song is the product of specific types of developing social interaction whose major purpose is the construction of a temporally and locally based community. Through repeated instantiations, this can lead to disparate communities of practice, which, over time, develop sociocultural registers and a communal stance towards aspects of meaningful events in everyday lives that become typical of a discourse community.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Creating Community and Identity through Song: 1. Language and music\u003cbr\u003e 2. 'Breaking through' into performance'\u003cbr\u003e 3. The communality of folk song\u003cbr\u003e 4. Answering back: rebels with and without a cause\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Variation in Language and Folk Song: 5. 'The times they are a-changing'\u003cbr\u003e 6. Ideologies, authenticities and traditions\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Insects caught in amber'\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Folk Song Performance and Linguistics: 8. Voices in the folk song\u003cbr\u003e 9. The song: text and entextualisation in performance\u003cbr\u003e 10. Going out there and doing your thing\u003cbr\u003e 11. Enregisterment through song\u003cbr\u003e 12. Whither folk song, whither sociolinguistics?\u003cbr\u003e Appendix: overview of musical concepts.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Sociolinguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociolinguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociolinguistics%20%5BCFB%5D%22\"\u003eCFB\u003c\/a\u003e], Linguistics [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Linguistics\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Linguistics%20%5BCF%5D%22\"\u003eCF\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004818313496,"sku":"9781107533042","price":33.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781107533042i_2d9aacd0-a30e-437c-b52e-ebfbaa4b9867.jpg?v=1696755242","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/language-the-singer-and-the-song-the-sociolinguistics-of-folk-performance-paperback-9781107533042","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}