A Sociolinguistic Study Of Hip Hop Aave Features In Songs By Tupac Shakur And Eminem

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A Sociolinguistic Study of Hip Hop. AAVE Features in Songs by Tupac Shakur and Eminem

Author : Enver Kazić
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668249482
Total Pages : 36 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book A Sociolinguistic Study of Hip Hop. AAVE Features in Songs by Tupac Shakur and Eminem written by Enver Kazić and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-06-29 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: A, , course: Teaching studies, language: English, abstract: Sociolinguistics of Hip Hop music is a relatively new field in sociolinguistics and deals with both social and linguistic aspects of AAVE. Many studies were conducted to analyse Hip Hop lyrics, with both Tupac and Eminem as the target artists; Tupac being the explicitly angry rebel against racial segregation and Eminem being the sarcastic and incredibly eloquent young man who had managed to enter the Hip Hop safe zone of African-Americans and strike them dumb. However, a detailed comparison study of AAVE features and variations between the two was not yet conducted, or at least published. This small-scale research study aims to analyse five of the most popular songs by each artist, to quantify, compare and contrast AAVE features in some of the most popular lyrics globally and to provide an option for the social background of each song, analysing their purpose, message and language. This paper will answer two of the most obvious questions in Hip Hop sociolinguistics, i.e. whether there is any difference in use of AAVE features between a black rapper and a white rapper, where both are considered masters of their profession. Another question is whether any of them is linguistically “better” than the other, i.e. leaning towards SE. A common string of features was analysed and quantified for the purpose of comparison and the results were somewhat surprising. However, the songs which were selected have a serious background to them, possibly affecting both artists’ use of language.

The Sociolinguistics of Hip-hop as Critical Conscience

Author : Andrew S. Ross
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319592440
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (195 download)

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Download or read book The Sociolinguistics of Hip-hop as Critical Conscience written by Andrew S. Ross and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book adopts a sociolinguistic perspective to trace the origins and enduring significance of hip-hop as a global tool of resistance to oppression. The contributors, who represent a range of international perspectives, analyse how hip-hop is employed to express dissatisfaction and dissent relating to such issues as immigration, racism, stereotypes and post-colonialism. Utilising a range of methodological approaches, they shed light on diverse hip-hop cultures and practices around the world, highlighting issues of relevance in the different countries from which their research originates. Together, the authors expand on current global understandings of hip-hop, language and culture, and underline its immense power as a form of popular culture through which the disenfranchised and oppressed can gain and maintain a voice. This thought-provoking edited collection is a must-read for scholars and students of linguistics, race studies and political activism, and for anyone with an interest in hip-hop.

Features of African American Vernacular English in Snoop Dogg’s Rap Lyrics

Author : Seda Evirgen
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668214689
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (682 download)

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Download or read book Features of African American Vernacular English in Snoop Dogg’s Rap Lyrics written by Seda Evirgen and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-05-10 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, , course: Varieties of English: New Englishes, language: English, abstract: First of all, this term paper will give some general information about the variety African American Vernacular English itself, its origins and who the speakers of AAVE are. Furthermore, it will give an overview of some features of AAVE and finally the analysis of two of the features on different rap songs from the famous rapper Snoop Dogg. The first feature that I will be looking at is zero copula and the second feature is the omission of the third-person singular –s in the present tense. In this term paper I will investigate the occurrence of these two features in Snoop Dogg’s lyrics from his first album “Doggystyle” and his latest album “Bush” and if they decreased or increased with time. Since music plays such a huge part in African American culture it should be possible to see these features of AAVE in the lyrics. The analysis will contain 16 rap songs from Snoop Dogg’s first album Doggystyle from 1993 and 10 rap songs from his latest album Bush from 2015. English is a language with many varieties and also one of the most spoken languages in the world. The varieties of English are results of colonial expansion and may differ from each other in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the variety that people associate with as the language used by the black community. The additional term vernacular refers to the speech style in everyday communication and differentiates black African American Vernacular English speakers from black speakers of Standard English. Especially in rap and hip-hop music the number of black performers is very high since it was introduced as a new music genre. The style of language that is used in hip-hop lyrics is highly influenced by the African Americans. AAVE is a variant of English that you can hear every day on the radio or television for example and that also makes it so interesting to analyze its use, features and origin.

The Variety in the Lexicon of Rap and Gospel

Author : Kim Vahnenbruck
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640812263
Total Pages : 37 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book The Variety in the Lexicon of Rap and Gospel written by Kim Vahnenbruck and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, University of Wuppertal, course: Varieties of English, language: English, abstract: At first sight, Rap and Gospel music do not seem to have much in common. That is why I attempt to analyze whether there are any similarities or just discrepancies. The topic deals with The Variety in the Lexicon of Rap and Gospel and therefore, the aim of this paper is the linguistic description of the special lexicon. The foundation of this paper is provided by the presentation held on the 13th of July 2010 in the seminar "Varieties of English". I have chosen this topic, because the two styles of music have a similar history, but developed into opposite directions and they are, furthermore, both mostly sung by people of African American descent. Another reason for my choice is that I want to know if the images of Rap and Gospel I have in mind are really true or just prejudices: Are Rap lyrics full of swear words? Is Gospel by some means or other related to Rap? One of the images I have in mind, are the lexicons of Rap and Gospel, because when you listen to two typical song you will clearly hear the differences in speaking and in the choice of words. For my analysis I chose two representative songs: Only God Can Judge Me by the 'gangster rapper' Tupac Shakur (1971-1996) and Judge Me Not by the baptist preacher Timothy Wright (1947-2009). I will start with a general overview of Rap and Gospel, give a short history of their development, so that the same roots of the styles of music become more obvious. In the following, I will present the results of the analyzed domains of register, commencing with the use of swear words and the application to the five types of linguistic forms of swearwords. Then I will go on with the use of slang, and especially the phonological representation of the features of African American Vernacular English, due to the descent of the two singers.

Features of African American Vernacular English in Snoop Dogg's Rap Lyrics

Author : Seda Evirgen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9783668214699
Total Pages : 20 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (146 download)

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Download or read book Features of African American Vernacular English in Snoop Dogg's Rap Lyrics written by Seda Evirgen and published by . This book was released on 2016-05-20 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,0, course: Varieties of English: New Englishes, language: English, abstract: First of all, this term paper will give some general information about the variety African American Vernacular English itself, its origins and who the speakers of AAVE are. Furthermore, it will give an overview of some features of AAVE and finally the analysis of two of the features on different rap songs from the famous rapper Snoop Dogg. The first feature that I will be looking at is zero copula and the second feature is the omission of the third-person singular -s in the present tense. In this term paper I will investigate the occurrence of these two features in Snoop Dogg's lyrics from his first album "Doggystyle" and his latest album "Bush" and if they decreased or increased with time. Since music plays such a huge part in African American culture it should be possible to see these features of AAVE in the lyrics. The analysis will contain 16 rap songs from Snoop Dogg's first album Doggystyle from 1993 and 10 rap songs from his latest album Bush from 2015. English is a language with many varieties and also one of the most spoken languages in the world. The varieties of English are results of colonial expansion and may differ from each other in terms of pronunciation, vocabulary and grammar. African American Vernacular English (AAVE) is the variety that people associate with as the language used by the black community. The additional term vernacular refers to the speech style in everyday communication and differentiates black African American Vernacular English speakers from black speakers of Standard English. Especially in rap and hip-hop music the number of black performers is very high since it was introduced as a new music genre. The style of language that is used in hip-hop lyrics is highly influenced by the African Americans. AAVE is a variant of English that you can

White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America

Author : Cecelia Cutler
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317935896
Total Pages : 215 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (179 download)

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Book Synopsis White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America by : Cecelia Cutler

Download or read book White Hip Hoppers, Language and Identity in Post-Modern America written by Cecelia Cutler and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-02-03 with total page 215 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines language and identity among White American middle and upper-middle class youth who affiliate with Hip Hop culture. Hip Hop youth engage in practices that range from the consumption of rap music and fashion to practices like MC-ing (writing and performing raps or "rhymes"), DJ-ing (mixing records to produce a beat for the MC), graffiti tagging, and break-dancing. Cutler explores the way in which these young people stylize their speech using linguistic resources drawn from African American English and Hip Hop slang terms. She also looks at the way they construct their identities in discussions with their friends, and how they talk about and use language to construct themselves as authentic within Hip Hop. Cutler considers the possibility that young people experimenting with AAVE-styled speech may improve the status of AAVE in the broader society. She also addresses the need for educators to be aware of the linguistic patterns found in AAVE and Hip Hop language, and ways to build on Hip Hop skills like rhyming and rapping in order to motivate students and promote literacy.

Global Linguistic Flows

Author : H. Samy Alim
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1135592993
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (355 download)

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Download or read book Global Linguistic Flows written by H. Samy Alim and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-10 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This cutting-edge book, located at the intersection of sociolinguistics and Hip Hop Studies, brings together for the first time an international group of researchers who study Hip Hop textually, ethnographically, socially, aesthetically, and linguistically. It is the harvest of dialogue between these two separate yet interconnected areas of study. A missing gap in the Hip Hop literature is the centrality and an in-depth analysis of the very medium that is used to express and perform Hip Hop -- language. Global Linguistic Flows fills this gap.

African American Vernacular English in Contemporary Music

Author : A. Glatz
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656109818
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (561 download)

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Book Synopsis African American Vernacular English in Contemporary Music by : A. Glatz

Download or read book African American Vernacular English in Contemporary Music written by A. Glatz and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2012-02 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This thesis investigates the use of African American Vernacular English in contemporary music. AAVE is an ethnic variety spoken by many, though not all, African Americans living in the United States. This dialect does not have one name only, but is also called "Negro dialect," "Nonstandard Negro English," "Black English," "Black Street Speech," "Black Vernacular English," "Black Vernacular English," or "African American English."

Meaning and Intension of Slang Terms in American Rap Music

Author : Melanie W.
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3656826323
Total Pages : 34 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (568 download)

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Book Synopsis Meaning and Intension of Slang Terms in American Rap Music by : Melanie W.

Download or read book Meaning and Intension of Slang Terms in American Rap Music written by Melanie W. and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2014-10-29 with total page 34 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Anglistik - Linguistik, Note: 1,7, Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In this term paper, a part of a song by the African American rapper 50 Cent will be analyzed with regard to the use of slang words. Importance will receive the questions what these slang words mean, where they come from and why they are used. It is to find out to whom the rapper speaks and why he does it in this way. Slang is a crucial part of every language. It is used by different groups to send a social signal, to indicate informality, irreverence or defiance, to add humor or to mark someone’s inclusion in, admiration for or identification with a social group which is often non-mainstream. A slang word cannot be identified by its pronunciation or construction due to the fact that a word is often just differently used to create a new sense through metaphor, metonymy, irony etc. or part of existing words are differently mixed together. Slang is mostly used by the youth so that it is also an important part in the music scene especially in the genre of Hip Hop and Rap Music. The language used in Rap Music in the United States of America is highly influenced by the African American culture so that a lot of slang words came from the African American language.

African-American Vernacular English within American ‘Gangsta Rap’

Author : Jan Skordos
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640840968
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book African-American Vernacular English within American ‘Gangsta Rap’ written by Jan Skordos and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,7, University of Münster (Anglistik/Amerikanistik), course: Proseminar American English, language: English, abstract: This abstract shall give another piece of the puzzle to what is considered to be African-American Vernacular English. With scientific aid of well-known concepts by linguists such as Green in particular but also Wolfram, Schilling-Estes, Mufwene and Poplack we want to focus on specific grammatical features of AAVE and to what extend these can be recovered in the Hip-Hop subgenre of American West Coast Gangsta Rap. A small but significant text corpus of four representative songs (added to the appendix in the shape of lyrics) cover the source for a quantitative and qualitative evaluation. The given text shall give a short overview about the origin and different theories on AAVE first and will further on primarily adapt the characteristic linguistic features L. Green and Wolfram & Schilling-Estes worked out and apply them to our little song text corpus.

2pac vs. Biggie

Author : Jeff Weiss
Publisher : Voyageur Press
ISBN 13 : 9780760343678
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (436 download)

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Download or read book 2pac vs. Biggie written by Jeff Weiss and published by Voyageur Press. This book was released on 2013-05-15 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hip hop icons and rap innovators, the Notorious B.I.G. and Tupac Shakur continue to influence, define, and change the genre years after their deaths. Despite the controversies surrounding the murders of Tupac and Biggie, ultimately it’s their art that remains their biggest legacy. The music of Biggie Smalls and 2Pac has inspired the likes of Jay-Z, Kanye, Eminem, Dr. Dre, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and more. The legacies of Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace—a.k.a. The Notorious B.I.G. —live on. So does their rivalry, one of the greatest in music history. In 2pac vs. Biggie, hip hop experts Jeff Weiss and Evan McGarvey take an entirely new approach to investigation of that rivalry. Rather than focus on the countless conspiracy theories, they study the artist as artists, dissecting the lyrics of their hits (“California Love,” “All Eyez on Me,” “Changes” for 2pac, “Mo Money Mo Problems,” “Hypnotize,” “Big Poppa” for Biggie) and lesser-known works, performance and rhythmic styles, aesthetic appearances and what those meant, rises to power, and of course, their lives after death. The feud between 2pac and Biggie is broken down and looked at from all new angles, bringing to light little-known and surprising sides to each rapper’s persona and inner world. Illustrated throughout with photographs, memorabilia, and artwork inspired by Tupac and Biggie, and with insert “versus” pages dissecting topics such as each artist’s presence in movies, critical reception, and literary influences, this book is a must-have for all rap and hip hop fans.

Music and the social environment. "Brenda's Got a Baby" by Tupac Shakur

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Author : Otivia Headley
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3668352739
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (683 download)

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Download or read book Music and the social environment. "Brenda's Got a Baby" by Tupac Shakur written by Otivia Headley and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2016-11-29 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essay from the year 2013 in the subject Sociology - Media, Art, Music, grade: A, City University of New York Hunter College, course: SSW 712.50, language: English, abstract: When it comes to the topic of music, I would believe my taste to be of an eclectic variety. I’ve always been into many different genres of music such as, but not limited to, rap, hip-hop, R&B, pop, country, alternative, and rock. Like most people I am drawn to the beat of the music but what separates me from most is my love for the lyrics. The lyrics that tell a story and speaks to a specific cause draws me in and allows me to get lost for the 3-minute duration of the song. One song in particular “Brenda’s Got a Baby” written by Tupac Shakur is a great example of a song that explores the all too common misfortunes of individuals in today’s society. Specifically, Tupac discovers and analyzes the intense troubles of an adolescent female from the inner city and how her struggle affects the whole community.

Eminem and Rap, Poetry, Race

Author : Scott F. Parker
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 0786476753
Total Pages : 214 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (864 download)

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Download or read book Eminem and Rap, Poetry, Race written by Scott F. Parker and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eminem is the best-selling musical artist of the 21st century. He is also one of the most contentious and most complex artists of our time. His verbal dexterity ranks him among the greatest technical rappers ever. The content of his songs combines the grotesque and the comical with the sincere and the profound, all told through the sophisticated layering of multiple personae. However one finally assesses his contribution to popular culture, there's no denying his central place in it. This collection of essays gives his work the critical attention it has long deserved. Drawing from history, philosophy, sociology, musicology, and other fields, the writers gathered here consider Eminem's place in Hip Hop, the intellectual underpinnings of his work, and the roles of race, gender and privilege in his career, among various other topics. This original treatment will be appreciated by Eminem fans and cultural scholars alike.

Why Can the Movie "8 Mile" be Considered a Local Color Story?

Author : Tim Nowak
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3640821726
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (48 download)

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Download or read book Why Can the Movie "8 Mile" be Considered a Local Color Story? written by Tim Nowak and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2011-02 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pre-University Paper from the year 2010 in the subject English - Applied Geography, grade: -1, language: English, abstract: Definition: Local color Local color or regional literature is fiction and poetry that focuses on the characters, dialect, customs, topography, and other features particular to a specific region. Influenced by Southwestern and Down East humor, between the Civil War and the end of the nineteenth century this mode of writing became dominant in American literature. Especially Representatives of the United States were for example Mark Twain and Mary Austin, Zone Gale, Hamlin Garland and - probably the most famous one - Bret Hart. "The short story "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" is a superb example of local color fiction" because it has the following characteristics: a) it is written for popular fiction, b) it contains accurate dialect, c) it shows realistic representations of local customs, dress, mannerisms, and habits of thought, d) it contains sentimentality, e) it contains humor, f) it contains the subject of life, friendship, and love, g) it came from personal experience of the author, and h) it contains eccentric characters. "Local Color" has not only played a big role in the past but can be also found in the present. In the following we are going to find out if the movie "8 Mile" is a typical "Local Color" story. To begin with we will be looking at the most important information of the movie which includes a summary, a biography of the Producer and Director Curtis Hanson, a biography of Eminem and the most important figures. After that we are going to talk about three songs of the movie and finally we are going to see that the movie "8 Mile" has a lot of local color characteristics.

Hip Hop and the Media in the USA

Author : Dana Kabbani
Publisher : GRIN Verlag
ISBN 13 : 3638147894
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (381 download)

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Download or read book Hip Hop and the Media in the USA written by Dana Kabbani and published by GRIN Verlag. This book was released on 2002-10-15 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Seminar paper from the year 1999 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 1,0 (A), Humboldt-University of Berlin (American Studies), course: Transnational American Culture Studies, 22 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction: In the following study the relationship and interaction between “Hip Hop and the Media in the USA” will be discussed. The aim of this paper is to put hip hop into a wider framework of media and culture. Hip hop has triumphantly emerged from the underground to take its place in the mainstream of popular culture. It is clear that the pervasive influence of hip hop extends to television, film, advertising, fashion, the print media, and language itself. Although it has taken almost twenty years to reach this level of mass exposure, the movement now stands as a multimillion-dollar enterprise and a dominant cultural force that continues to grow. To put it quite bluntly, hip hop cannot be considered as an independent entity on its own; it has to be explained in a broader context – a creation out of a reaction with and against existing conventions. Hip hop must be reinvented from moment to moment, centered around the impossibility of closure – the moment it becomes identifiable, its modes reducible, it dies – but hip hop’s ability is to reinvent itself continually. Hip hop is, as Potter puts it, “a cultural recycling center, a social heterolect, a field of contest, even a form of psychological warfare” (109). This paper tries to shed light on the following questions: What is the media’s influence on the history and development of hip hop culture? How are the different rap categories treated by the media? Why is authenticity especially appealing to a white audience and consequently to the major spending power? In how far are violence, drugs and misogyny important for the development of hip hop culture, how is the media coping with these issues? The latter question leads to the next one: Why is rap, as a part of hip hop, the subject of a permanent call for censorship? To answer this question some examples will be illustrated. [...]

Breakcore

Author : Andrew Whelan
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
ISBN 13 : 144381167X
Total Pages : 390 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (438 download)

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Download or read book Breakcore written by Andrew Whelan and published by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. This book was released on 2009-05-27 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peer-to-peer music exchange, sampling, and digital distribution have garnered much attention in recent years, notably in debates about authorship, intellectual property, media control, and ‘Web 2’. However, empirical scholarship on how these technologies are used creatively by musicians and fans is still sparse. In this interdisciplinary ethnography of ‘bedroom producer’ culture, Andrew Whelan examines interaction and exchange within a specific online milieu: peer-to-peer chatrooms dedicated to electronic music, focusing on a genre known as ‘breakcore’. The author draws on semantic anthropology, ethnomethodology, sociolinguistics, and critical musicology to explore the activity afforded by this controversial and criminalised environment. Through in-depth analysis of often ritually vituperative text-based interaction, discussions of music, and the samples used in that music, Whelan describes the cultural politics and aesthetics of bedroom producer identity, highlighting the roles gender and ethnicity play in the constitution of subcultural authenticity. Empirically driven throughout, this book also engages with a spectrum of social theory; in doing so, it highlights the intersections between gender, interaction, technology and music. This book will prove valuable for students and scholars with interests in gender and language use, computer-mediated communication, online subcultures and virtual community, and the evolution, production and distribution of electronic music.

Inventing English

Author : Seth Lerer
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231541244
Total Pages : 527 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Inventing English written by Seth Lerer and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2015-08-25 with total page 527 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of English from the age of Beowulf to the rap of Eminem, “written with real authority, enthusiasm and love for our unruly and exquisite language” (The Washington Post). Many have written about the evolution of grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary, but only Seth Lerer situates these developments within the larger history of English, America, and literature. This edition of his “remarkable linguistic investigation” (Booklist) features a new chapter on the influence of biblical translation and an epilogue on the relationship of English speech to writing. A unique blend of historical and personal narrative, both “erudite and accessible” (The Globe and Mail), Inventing English is the surprising tale of a language that is as dynamic as the people to whom it belongs. “Lerer is not just a scholar; he's also a fan of English—his passion is evident on every page of this examination of how our language came to sound—and look—as it does and how words came to have their current meanings…the book percolates with creative energy and will please anyone intrigued by how our richly variegated language came to be.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)