Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions
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Iwaidja Jurtbirrk songs: bringing language and music together
Published 2007-01-01Song brings language and music together. Great singers are at once musi- cians and wordsmiths, who toss rhythm, melody and word against one another in complex cross-play. In this paper we outline some initial findings that ...Open AccessArticle -
Musical and linguistic perspectives on Aboriginal song
Published 2007-01-01This article serves as an introduction to the special issue 'Studies in Aboriginal Song' edited by Marett and Barwick. Since 1984, numerous collections of essays dedicated entirely or partly to Aboriginal song and dance ...Open AccessArticle -
Musical form and style in Murriny Patha djanba songs at Wadeye (Northwest Australia)
Published 2011-01-01This chapter concerns the musical form and social history of djanba songs—public dance-songs in Murriny Patha language from Wadeye, in Australia's northwest Northern Territory—and how they fit within the musical landscape ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Tempo bands, metre and rhythmic mode in Marri Ngarr 'Church Lirrga' songs
Published 2003-01-01During the 1970s, the Marri Ngarr composer Pius Luckan and his brother Clement Tchinburur created a set of liturgical songs ('churcb lirrga') based on the didjeridu-accompanied dance-song genre Lirrga, one of several public ...Open AccessArticle -
Including music and the temporal arts in language documentation
Published 2012-01-01This chapter is intended for linguistic researchers preparing to undertake fieldwork, probably documenting one of the world’s many small or endangered languages. Recognising that linguists have their own priorities and ...Open AccessBook chapter