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DESCRIPTION:This paper reports on the first laboratory study of an idiosync
 ratic linguistic phenomenon: the “stylized interjection\,” which is most r
 ecognizable to English speakers in the vocative expression\, “Yoo-hoo!”  T
 he stylized interjection\, as described throughout the musicological and l
 inguistic literature\, is associated with a particular intonational formul
 a--the “calling contour”--and intriguingly\, with a purportedly cross-cult
 ural musical fingerprint: the interval of the minor third.  A reading task
  was used to systematically compare the stylized interjection to four othe
 r linguistic forms along a number of acoustic dimensions (involving pitch\
 , duration\, intensity\, and timbre). Results establish the characteristic
 s of the English stylized interjection\, suggesting its interpretation as 
 “sung speech\,” and thereby elucidating its unique sound-meaning correspon
 dence. Implications for music anthropology and music-language studies\, es
 pecially vis-a-vis scales and intervals\, will also be discussed. Finally\
 , I will describe an ongoing cross-cultural extension of this study\, whic
 h utilizes elicitations of infant-directed speech. BioJeremy Day-O’Connell
  is a faculty member in the Department of Music at Knox University\, Illin
 ois.  He completed both a Ph.D. and an M.A. in Musicology at Cornell Unive
 rsity (2002\, 1997).  His undergraduate degree\, from Swarthmore College\,
  was in Music and Mathematics. He was been on faculty at Knox since 2004. 
 His research interests include the study of the commonalities in music and
  language\, and in particular\, the phenomenon of stylized intonation. Bot
 h linguists and musicians have long been intrigued with stylized intonatio
 n\, or the use of intoned syllables in spoken language\, often purported t
 o approximate the minor third (as in 'Yoo-hoo\,' 'Bye-bye\,' etc.). This p
 henomenon (and especially its apparent -- but largely undocumented-- unive
 rsality) raises provocative questions about the relationship between music
  and language. These questions have inspired 'Music\, Language\, and the M
 inor Third\,' which will be the subject of Dr. Day-Connell’s invited lectu
 re. Dr. Day O’Connell is a visiting scientist at CIRMMT through December o
 f this year\, on sabbatic leave. Wine and cheese refreshments will be serv
 ed following the talk.
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LOCATION:Room 101\, Rabinovitch House\, CA\, QC\, Montreal\, H3G 2A8\, 3640
  rue de la Montagne
SUMMARY:Speech\, Song and the Minor Third\; Jeremy Day-O'Connell\, Ph.D.
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