Temporaalne variatiivsus eestikeelsete laulude esitamisel kui kompromiss kõne ja muusika vahel
Temporal variation in singing as interplay between speech and music in Estonian songs
Author(s): Pärtel Lippus, Jaan RossSubject(s): Customs / Folklore, Music, Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Cultural Anthropology / Ethnology, Culture and social structure
Published by: Eesti Kirjandusmuuseum
Keywords: Estonian; linguistic duration; musical rhythm; quantity language; syllable; tone language;
Summary/Abstract: Acoustic syllable durations were measured in Estonian utterances performed in parallel as recited and sung. A systematic effect of phonological syllable length was found irrespective of the group of participants (contemporary or historic). This effect of syllable length was modified by the mode of performance: in music, it was present considerably less than in speech. In music, the effect of syllable length in turn was modified by song: it was present in two of the three songs, but absent in one song. The above results suggest that the correspondence between linguistic duration and musical rhythm in a quantity language such as Estonian is loosely defined. The nature of the correspondence between linguistic quantity and musical rhythm may be considered, to a certain extent, analogous to the tone-tune relationship in tonal languages.
Journal: Mäetagused. Hüperajakiri
- Issue Year: 2017
- Issue No: 68
- Page Range: 123-144
- Page Count: 22
- Language: Estonian