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Sensory Experiences: Exploring meaning and the senses
Danièle Dubois, Caroline Cance, Matt Coler, Arthur Paté and Catherine Guastavino
[Converging Evidence in Language and Communication Research 24] 2021
► pp. 139–168

Chapter 4
Exploring soundscapes

| McGill University
Article outline
  • 4.1Background
    • 4.1.1Historical overview and emergence of a scientific community
    • 4.1.2Names, categories and concepts
      • 4.1.2.1Lexical categories of soundscape
      • 4.1.2.2Naming soundscapes in different languages
    • 4.1.3From naming to meaning in discourse
    • 4.1.4Conclusion on different conceptualizations of soundscapes
  • 4.2How do people make sense of sounds around them
    • 4.2.1Categories of isolated everyday sounds
    • 4.2.2Soundscapes in individual memory
    • 4.2.3Exploring soundscapes in the wild
    • 4.2.4Exploring soundscape in the lab
      • 4.2.4.1Ecological validity of experimental settings
  • 4.3Soundscape as a hybrid concept
    • 4.3.1Theories of categorization
    • 4.3.2From sounds to sources and activities
    • 4.3.3The challenge of working across disciplines
  • 4.4Conclusion
  • Notes
  • References
  • Additional readings on soundscape research
Published online: 01 December 2021
https://doi.org/10.1075/celcr.24.04gua
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