Sound–Emotion Interaction in Poetry

Rhythm, Phonemes, Voice Quality

Reuven Tsur | Tel Aviv University

Chen Gafni | University of Haifa

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This book is a collection of studies providing a unique view on two central aspects of poetry: sounds and emotive qualities, with emphasis on their interactions. The book addresses various theoretical and methodological issues related to topics like sound symbolism, poetic prosody, and voice quality in recited poetry. The authors examine how these sound-related phenomena contribute to the generation of emotive qualities and how these qualities are perceived by readers and listeners.
The book builds upon Reuven Tsur’s theoretical research and supplements it from an experimental angle. It also engages in methodological debates with prevalent scientific approaches. In particular, it emphasises the importance of proper theory in empirical literary studies and the role of the personal traits of the reader in literary analysis.
The intended readership of this book consists mainly of literary scholars, but it might also appeal to researchers from disciplines such as linguistics, psychology, and brain science.

[Linguistic Approaches to Literature, 39] 2022. xv, 448 pp.

Publishing status: Available
Published online on 6 May 2022

https://doi.org/10.1075/lal.39

Table of Contents

Introduction | pp. 1–16

Part I. Phonetic symbolism

Chapter 1. Methodological issues in the study of phonetic symbolism | pp. 19–44

Chapter 2. Phonetic symbolism: Double-edgedness and aspect-switching | pp. 45–66

Chapter 3. Statistics, case study and the “Full Fine Structure of the World” | pp. 67–84

Chapter 4. Synaesthetic metaphor, Audition Colorée and phonetic symbolism | pp. 85–102

Chapter 5. Hypnotic poetry: Glides, liquids, nasals | pp. 103–108

Chapter 6. Lexical regularities | pp. 109–130

Chapter 7. Statistical vs structural-cognitive approaches to phonetic symbolism: Two case studies | pp. 131–156

Chapter 8. Comparing approaches | pp. 157–182

Part II. Participants’ decision process

Chapter 9. Enjambment – Irony, wit, emotion: A case study suggesting wider principles | pp. 185–202

Chapter 10. Studying emotive effects in poetry by quantifying open-ended impressions | pp. 203–222

Chapter 11. Poetic structure, personality style and theoretical sophistication | pp. 223–240

Part III. Voice quality

Chapter 12. Voice quality in the vocal performance of poetry: Acoustics | pp. 243–262

Chapter 13. Voice quality in the vocal performance of poetry: Perceived effect | pp. 263–288

Part IV. Metre and rhythm

Chapter 14. Metre, rhythm and emotion in poetry: A cognitive approach | pp. 291–328

Chapter 15. Metricalness and rhythmicalness: What our ear tells our mind | pp. 329–352

Chapter 16. Postmodern un-prosody | pp. 353–380

Part V. Winding up

Chapter 17. Aesthetic response as problem solving | pp. 383–395

Chapter 18. Retrospect | pp. 397–406

Appendices
Appendix A. Encodedness
Appendix B. Colour Interaction
Appendix C. Identifying Voiced Plosives
Appendix D. Articulatory aspect-switching
Appendix E. Perceptual Forces and Prosodic Boundaries
References

Name index | pp. 439–441

Subject index | pp. 443–448

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