"Say, Say, My Playmate": Music and Language Socialization in Children's Clapping Games
| dc.contributor.author | Coberly, Grace | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-06-21T20:07:44Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-06-21T20:07:44Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This thesis uses the framework of language socialization to investigate the socializing potential of children’s clapping games. Adapting Schieffelin and Och’s 1986 definition of language socialization to refer to music, I establish that 1) music socialization is the coincidence of socialization through music and socialization to use music, and 2) music learners are active contributors to their own socialization. I reinforce these claims by drawing connections between a number of practices and terms — routine, variation, improvisation, evaluation, and common vernacular — in both linguistic and musical settings. My analysis of data borrowed from Curtis (2004), Hubbard (1982), Marsh (1995, 2006), and Merrill-Mirsky (1988), shows that routines, variations, and musical features in clapping games are evaluated and acted upon jointly by multiple members of a given group, demonstrating the performers’ reliance on a common musical and cultural understanding. I conclude that music socialization is a tangible and active process, and that a detailed comprehension of its principles would benefit researchers and educators alike. | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | Swarthmore College. Dept. of Linguistics | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10066/23188 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.rights | Full copyright to this work is retained by the student author. It may only be used for non-commercial, research, and educational purposes. All other uses are restricted. | |
| dc.rights.access | No restrictions | en_US |
| dc.title | "Say, Say, My Playmate": Music and Language Socialization in Children's Clapping Games | en_US |