Meter, prosody and performance: evidence from the Faroese ballads
Abstract In this paper, I argue that the folk ballad tradition of the Faroe Islands, to date never examined in detail by metrists, offers substantial empirical support for the necessity of maintaining the classic metrical template, as well as the distinction between metrical and prosodic structure:...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0332586519000192 2024-03-03T08:44:14+00:00 Meter, prosody and performance: evidence from the Faroese ballads Galbraith, Daniel 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0332586519000192 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0332586519000192 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Nordic Journal of Linguistics volume 42, issue 3, page 227-261 ISSN 0332-5865 1502-4717 Linguistics and Language Language and Linguistics journal-article 2019 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0332586519000192 2024-02-08T08:36:40Z Abstract In this paper, I argue that the folk ballad tradition of the Faroe Islands, to date never examined in detail by metrists, offers substantial empirical support for the necessity of maintaining the classic metrical template, as well as the distinction between metrical and prosodic structure: meter is an abstraction which can neither be collapsed into phonology, nor fundamentally detached from it (Kiparsky 2006, Blumenfeld 2015, pace Hayes & MacEachern 1998, Fabb & Halle 2008). The ballad performances also reveal a unidirectional correspondence from strong metrical positions to strong dance steps and strong musical beats, indicating that metrical prominence plays a significant role in determining rhythm. The Faroese tradition thus provides a window into the relation between metrical structure and performance. In support of my conclusions I draw upon both the ballad texts and audio-visual recordings of sections of sample ballads I made on the Faroe Islands. Article in Journal/Newspaper Faroe Islands Cambridge University Press Faroe Islands Hayes ENVELOPE(-64.167,-64.167,-66.833,-66.833) Nordic Journal of Linguistics 42 3 227 261 |
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Abstract In this paper, I argue that the folk ballad tradition of the Faroe Islands, to date never examined in detail by metrists, offers substantial empirical support for the necessity of maintaining the classic metrical template, as well as the distinction between metrical and prosodic structure: meter is an abstraction which can neither be collapsed into phonology, nor fundamentally detached from it (Kiparsky 2006, Blumenfeld 2015, pace Hayes & MacEachern 1998, Fabb & Halle 2008). The ballad performances also reveal a unidirectional correspondence from strong metrical positions to strong dance steps and strong musical beats, indicating that metrical prominence plays a significant role in determining rhythm. The Faroese tradition thus provides a window into the relation between metrical structure and performance. In support of my conclusions I draw upon both the ballad texts and audio-visual recordings of sections of sample ballads I made on the Faroe Islands. |
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