Workshop: Language of poetry and song

[Nick Thieberger]

CALL FOR PAPERS

Language of poetry and song
Australian Linguistics Society Conference 2007
Adelaide, September 26-28

The 'Language of poetry and song' is a one-day cross-disciplinary workshop
at the annual Australian Linguistics Society Conference held at the
University of Adelaide, September 26-28, 2007.

The workshop is an opportunity for researchers working on either recent or
traditional musical genres within linguistics, ethnomusicology or
anthropology to explore linguistic features of song/poetry with others
working in this field.

Papers should address issues such as

* How do musical form and linguistic form interact?
* Are there restrictions on the types of grammatical structures found in
song/poetry?
* Can words be shortened or extended to fit song metre?
* What sorts of special vocabulary do they contain? If there are 'fillers'
what are their metrical purposes?
* How do the intended meanings of song/poetry differ, or go beyond, the
meanings in speech?
* How do the meanings and broader significances of song/poetry relate to the
local social context?

Papers addressing other issues relating to the language of song or poetry
are also welcome. Presentations should be 20 minutes long with 10 minutes
for questions.

Abstracts must not be longer than 300 words and be submitted by March 16th,
2007 in word or PDF format to <christina.eira at adelaide.edu.au>