Article published in:
Creativity in LanguageEdited by Alexandra Y. Aikhenvald, Andrea Hollington, Nico Nassenstein and Anne Storch
[International Journal of Language and Culture 6:1] 2019
► pp. 10–28
The idea of a yell
On metapragmatic discourse
Anne Storch | University of Cologne
This contribution examines the metapragmatics of the ‘noisy’ voice: how voice performance that does not include the utterance of words is evaluated and discussed by different audiences and authors. Secrecy as being expressed through and by the transcendental voice is one aspect of these discussions, and notions of interiority of Self and Other are others. The paper thereby suggests that there are many options in conceptualizing language, and that secrecy and transcendentality may be crucial aspects of language as creative and social practice.
Keywords: secrecy, voice, metalinguistics, noise, Jukun
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Thinking about voice
- 3.The ambiguous meanings of sinister sound
- 4.Listening to what is not there
- 5.In conclusion
- A word of thanks
- Notes
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Published online: 01 February 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/ijolc.00013.sto
https://doi.org/10.1075/ijolc.00013.sto
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