Essays about: "lyrics and language"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 27 essays containing the words lyrics and language.

1. 6. End-to-end Learning for Singing-Language Identification

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Daniel del Castillo Iglesias; [2020]
   Keywords : ;

   Abstract : Singing-language identification (SLID) consists in identifying the language of the sung lyrics directly from a given music recording. This task is of spe- cial interest to music-streaming businesses who benefit from music localiza- tion applications. READ MORE

3. 7. Tokyo Night Fever : A study of English code-switching in Japanese 1970s & 1980s city pop

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Japanska

   Author : Kevin Östlie; [2020]
   Keywords : code-switching; code-mixing; city-pop; Japanese; language study; music; disco; soft rock; funk; 1970s; 1980s; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to add further knowledge regarding the mixing of languages (code-switching) in Japanese popular music from the 1970s and 1980s. The genre of focus is the newly resurfaced musical style city-pop. Analysis of functional elements as well as a quantitative examination of three established code-switching types was made. READ MORE

4. 8. The Aspects of “Be” in selected rap and Hip Hop lyrics: A marker of cultural identity?

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

   Author : Beatriz Helgotsson; [2019-12-16]
   Keywords : engelska; African American Vernacular English; grammar; Hip Hop Nation Language; cultural identity; sociolinguistics;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate the use of the African American English (AAVE) verb be in lyrics written and performed by four African American rappers, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, Gucci Mane and Future. This paper also demonstrates how the verb be in AAVE is used by these rappers to construct cultural identity. READ MORE

5. 9. French pop music remakes in Turkey: A cognitive semiotic inquiry into cultural transfer

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitiv semiotik; Lunds universitet/Masterprogram: Språk och språkvetenskap

   Author : Azize Günes; [2017]
   Keywords : Popular music; song remakes; song adaptation; song translation; Turkey; Turkish pop music; French pop music; cultural transfer; cognitive semiotics; cultural communication; westernization; Cultural Sciences;

   Abstract : In this thesis, the importation, transformation and distribution of French popular music in Turkey during the 20th century have been investigated as a case study of cultural transfer. By using theories and methods within a cognitive semiotic framework, this study provides an overview of the phenomenon of French pop music remakes in Turkey by accounting for the initial situation of communication of remade pop music through recorded materials, and by providing an analysis of the changes made to the songs when transformed from French to Turkish, as well as the linguistic meanings that were made available to the Turkish public in this process. READ MORE

6. 10. High off her love - LOVE IS A DRUG : A comparative study of the use of love and sadness metaphors and their meaning in country and rap song lyrics

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Shona Lidström; [2017]
   Keywords : conceptual metaphor; LOVE; SADNESS; lyrics; MIP;

   Abstract : This paper researches the use of conceptual metaphors in rap and country song lyrics. It looks specifically at conceptual metaphors for the concepts of LOVE and SADNESS, focusing on what source domains are proposed in each genre, what similarities there are in source domains between the genres and the style of language found in the linguistic expressions in the two genres. READ MORE