Language, Music, and Computing

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First International Workshop, LMAC 2015, St. Petersburg, Russia, April 20-22, 2015, Revised Selected Papers

Polina Eismont Natalia Konstantinova(Editor)

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Published on 14. December 2015

XII, 177 pages

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Intro
Preface
Organization
Contents
General Questions
Analogies and Parallels in the Structure of Music and Verbal Languages
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Parallels in Terminology
3 Parallels in Morphology
4 Parallels in Logic of Subordination
5 Conclusion
References
In Search of Meaning: Study on Relation of Language and Music in Works of Russian Scientists
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Studies of Meaning in Russian Musicology
3 In Search of Meaning
3.1 Objectives and Methodology
3.2 Data
3.3 Results and Discussion
4 Conclusion
References
Music and Language in Education
Language, Music, Fire, and Chess: Remarks on Music Evolution and Acquisition
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Patel's Basic Claim
3 Is Music Perception a Mental Module? Fodor's 1973 Diagnostics Applied
3.1 Rapidity and Automaticity
3.2 Informational Encapsulation
3.3 Domain-Specificity
3.4 Neural Specificity
3.5 Existence of Universals
4 Is Music Perception a Biological System? Patel's 2008 Diagnostics Revisited
4.1 Biological Cost of Failure
4.2 Babbling and Specialized Anatomy
4.3 Predisposition and Precocious Learning
4.4 Critical Period
4.5 Existence of Alternate Modalities
4.6 Summary
5 A Plausible Story of Music Evolution
5.1 Mithen's HMMMMM
6 Conclusion: Thoughts on Creativity, Genius, and Technical Mastery
References
Constructive Interrelationship Between Structural Components in Early Music and Language Learning
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Musical versus Lingual Components
2.1 Spatialization
2.2 Temporality
2.3 Tonality
2.4 Dynamics
3 Workshops
3.1 Musical Melody versus Lingual Intonation
3.2 Musical versus Lingual Dynamics
3.3 Breathing Technique
3.4 Concentration
3.5 Communication/Self-esteem
4 Conclusion
References
Inverting the Mozart Effect: Discovering What Composers Can Learn from Writing
Abstract
References
Corpus studies of Language and Music
Probabilistic Topic Modeling of the Russian Text Corpus on Musicology
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Topic Modeling of Text Corpora
3 Probabilistic Topic Modeling Toolkit
4 The Russian Text Corpus on Musicology
5 Design of Experiments and Analysis of Results
6 Conclusion
7 Further Development of Research
References
Brazilian Portuguese Pronominal Verbs: How to Identify Them?
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 The Characterization of BPPV
3 Proposal for a Formal Representation of Pronominal Verbs Based on Functionalism
4 The BPPV and the WordNet.Br
5 Final Considerations
References
Some Observations on Everyday Singing Behaviour Based on Long-Term Audio Recordings
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Data and Method
2.1 Research Data
2.2 Episodes of Everyday Life
2.3 Participants
2.4 Definitions
2.5 Limitations of Data and Method
3 Results
3.1 Singing Activity of Participants
3.2 Age Distribution of Singing Participants
3.3 Participants' Singing Behaviour
3.4 Types of Everyday Singing Activities
4 Conclusions
Acknowledgements
References
Problems of Notation
Shaping Tunes: Sharing Musical Information Across Cultural Boundaries
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Two Cultures
3 Writing Music Down
4 Rethinking Notations
4.1 Swarasruti: An Audio-Visual Notation System for Indian Music
5 Conclusions
Acknowledgments
References
Further Reading
A Proposal for a New System of Reading and Writing Music for the Blind
Abstract
1 Introduction
1.1 Conventional Music Notation
1.2 The Braille System
1.3 Braille Musicography
2 Objectives and Justification
3 Proposal
3.1 Description of the System
3.2 Tests
4 Conclusion
Acknowledgements
References
Linguistic Studies of Music
Structural Interaction of Poetry and Music Components in Songs by Sergei Rachmaninoff
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Rachmaninoff's Songs (Romances)
3 Studies in Temporal Dynamics of Literary and Musical Texts
4 Research Methodology
5 Rachmaninoff's Song Length
6 Analysis of Pitch/Duration Dynamics in Rachmaninoff's Songs
7 Dynamic Interaction of Poetry and Musical Components
8 Conclusions
References
A Linguistic Approach to the Syntax of Early Music: Representation of the Hexachord System by X-Bar Method as an Excavation Tool
Abstract
1 The Problems, Background and Method
1.1 Traces of Word Segmentation and Phonologic Analogy
1.2 X-Bar Method
1.3 Archealogic Approach
2 Practical Aspects
2.1 External Phrases (Maximals)
2.2 Hexachordal Features as the Phonologic Analogy
2.3 Internal Phrases (Step and Interval Hierarchy)
2.4 Textural Structures and Segmentation Principles
3 Application of the Analytical Principles
3.1 Evaluation of the First Strophe
3.2 Evaluation of the Second Strophe
4 Conclusion
Acknowledgment
References
Songs in African Tonal Languages: Contrasting the Tonal System and the Melody
Abstract
1 Introduction
2 Methodology
2.1 Background and Discussion
2.2 Our Approach and Predictions
3 Guinean Kpelle
3.1 Tonal System
3.2 Data
3.3 Results
4 Guro
4.1 Tonal System
4.2 Data
4.3 Results
5 Conclusion
References
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