Singing as language performance
Article outline
- 3.1The performer: Motivations for singing styles
- 3.1.1The American role model: A classic case of referee design
- 3.1.2Two trends: Going mainstream and going local
- 3.1.3Further reasons for style-shifting in singing
- 3.1.4Revisiting theories on language performance in music
- 3.2The audience: Change of perspective
- 3.2.1Case I: Arctic Monkeys
- 3.2.2Case II: Joss Stone
- 3.2.3Case III: One Direction
- 3.2.4Case IV: Rihanna
- 3.2.5First insights into the audience’s perspective
- 3.3Making a case for folk-linguistic research into music
performances
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