Discover the profound exploration of vocal communication in 'Why Do People Sing?' by Paddy Scannell. This captivating book delves into the essence of why and how we sing, addressing the complexities and joys of vocal expression. Through its intricate examination, Scannell poses intriguing questions: What role does the communicative musicality between parent and child play in early speech development? Can readers truly hear the voices of authors and characters in the silence of the written word? How has the evolution of radio transformed our understanding of voice, talk, music, and singing, thereby making them publicly accessible like never before? Furthermore, the book considers the impact of broadcasting technologies on historical narratives, providing a unique perspective for historians.

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Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781509529438
Year: 2019
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 180


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In Why Do People Sing? Paddy Scannell explores some of the mysteries at the heart of vocal communication. What explains the communicative musicality of the voices between parent and child as a baby learns to talk? Can readers of fiction hear the voices of authors and characters within soundless written texts? How has radio affected voice, talk, music, and singing, and how has it made them public in new ways? And by putting the voice into recordings, to what extent have broadcasting technologies provided a radically new resource for historians? These questions and more are explored in the first three chapters. In the final chapter, Scannell boldly puts into words the inexpressible experience of listening to singing, wherein the glory of the human voice finds its purest expression.


This highly original book makes a distinctive intervention by stressing the inherently positive qualities of talk (rather than language) as the basis for communication. Concise and beautifully written, it is suitable for students and scholars of media, communication, and other disciplines across the humanities, as well as general readers with an interest in this fascinating topic.?