The semantics of Chinese music : analysing selected Chinese musical concepts /
Tien, Adrian.
The semantics of Chinese music : analysing selected Chinese musical concepts / by Adrian Tien. - 1 online resource. - Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts, volume 5 1879-8047 ; . - Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; v. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Music is a widely enjoyed human experience. It is, therefore, natural that we have wanted to describe, document, analyse and, somehow, grasp it in language. This book surveys a representative selection of musical concepts in Chinese language, i.e. words that describe, or refer to, aspects of Chinese music. Important as these musical concepts are in the language, they have been in wide circulation since ancient times without being subjected to any serious semantic analysis. The current study is the first known attempt at analysing these Chinese musical concepts linguistically, adopting the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach to formulate semantically and cognitively rigorous explications. Readers will be able to better understand not only these musical concepts but also significant aspects of the Chinese culture which many of these musical concepts represent. This volume contributes to the fields of cognitive linguistics, semantics, music, musicology and Chinese studies, offering readers a fresh account of Chinese ways of thinking, not least Chinese ways of viewing or appreciating music. Ultimately, this study represents trailblazing research on the relationship between language, culture and cognition.
Includes appendix in Chinese with parallel English translation.
9789027268914 (pdf) 9027268916 (pdf) (hb ; alk. paper) 902720408X 9789027204080
2014046275
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.--China
Music and language--China.
Qin music--Analysis, appreciation.--China
Musique et langage--Chine.
Qin, Musique de--Analyse et appréciation.--Chine
MUSIC--Instruction & Study--Theory.
Music and language.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
China.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
ML3877
781.1/70951
The semantics of Chinese music : analysing selected Chinese musical concepts / by Adrian Tien. - 1 online resource. - Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts, volume 5 1879-8047 ; . - Cognitive linguistic studies in cultural contexts ; v. 5. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Music is a widely enjoyed human experience. It is, therefore, natural that we have wanted to describe, document, analyse and, somehow, grasp it in language. This book surveys a representative selection of musical concepts in Chinese language, i.e. words that describe, or refer to, aspects of Chinese music. Important as these musical concepts are in the language, they have been in wide circulation since ancient times without being subjected to any serious semantic analysis. The current study is the first known attempt at analysing these Chinese musical concepts linguistically, adopting the Natural Semantic Metalanguage (NSM) approach to formulate semantically and cognitively rigorous explications. Readers will be able to better understand not only these musical concepts but also significant aspects of the Chinese culture which many of these musical concepts represent. This volume contributes to the fields of cognitive linguistics, semantics, music, musicology and Chinese studies, offering readers a fresh account of Chinese ways of thinking, not least Chinese ways of viewing or appreciating music. Ultimately, this study represents trailblazing research on the relationship between language, culture and cognition.
Includes appendix in Chinese with parallel English translation.
9789027268914 (pdf) 9027268916 (pdf) (hb ; alk. paper) 902720408X 9789027204080
2014046275
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.--China
Music and language--China.
Qin music--Analysis, appreciation.--China
Musique et langage--Chine.
Qin, Musique de--Analyse et appréciation.--Chine
MUSIC--Instruction & Study--Theory.
Music and language.
Music--Philosophy and aesthetics.
China.
Electronic book.
Electronic books.
ML3877
781.1/70951