Fred Cummins
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 1364012 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Fred Cummins |
| PRENOMES | Fred |
| SOBRENOME | Cummins |
| ASSINATURA | CUMMINS F |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University College Dublin |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4722-723X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 58 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1998 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2023 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
The empirical discovery of domains of assembly and communion
We consider chanting, or joint speech, which is ubiquitous, but not evenly distributed, in human activity. Taking an observational stance motivated by embodied cognitive science, we approach this topic without assumptions of the structure of persons, social formations, culture, or nature. This restrictive starting point motivates the use of a simple empirical definition of joint speech (the utterance by multiple persons of the same sounds at the …
Language as a problem
The term “language” is used for at least three distinct purposes. The first supports inquiry into coded message exchange. This has occupied most of the debate within the discipline of linguistics. Only here can we use notions of information and translation. The second use tries to speak to the profound change that happened to one species and that seems to be foundational in creating the human world, with all attendant problems. This is an entirel…
Language sciences in the future perfect
Language and Languaging from a Phonetic Point of View
We differentiate between language-as-system, as exemplified by such constructs as "English," or "Mandarin,'" and languaging, understood as a rich set of affiliative and coordinative behaviours that involve speech. The former is the more familiar term, and has been constructed in a specific manner that is inextricably bound to literacy, writing and normative social practices. But we argue that only the latter can inform us about what it was that h…
Response to Invited Commentaries on The Territory Between Speech and Song
Article Commentary| March 11 2020 Response to Invited Commentaries on The Territory Between Speech and Song Fred Cummins Fred Cummins University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Music Perception (2020) 37 (4): 366–367. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2020.37.4.366 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebo…
The Territory Between Speech and Song
Speech and song have frequently been treated as contrasting categories. We here observe a variety of collective activities in which multiple participants utter the same thing at the same time, a behavior we call joint speech. This simple empirical definition serves to single out practices of ritual, protest, and the enactment of identity that span the range from speech to song and allows consideration of the manner in which such activities serve …
The Sebeok-Love Award for the best article in language science 2019
Joint speech as an object of empirical inquiry
Any time multiple people utter the same words at the same time, we have an instance of “joint speech.” With this simple definition, we bring into being a rather odd and challenging object of empirical study. There is no shortage of readily available primary data that satisfies the criterion. We find examples in churches and temples, of course, but also in the secular auditoriums where oaths are sworn and allegiance is pledged. The definition also…
Voice, (inter-)subjectivity, and real time recurrent interaction
Received approaches to a unified phenomenon called "language" are firmly committed to a Cartesian view of distinct unobservable minds. Questioning this commitment leads us to recognize that the boundaries conventionally separating the linguistic from the non-linguistic can appear arbitrary, omitting much that is regularly present during vocal communication. The thesis is put forward that uttering, or voicing, is a much older phenomenon than the f…
Coupling among speakers during synchronous speaking in English and Mandarin
Rhythm as entrainment
Practice and performance in speech produced synchronously
Rhythmic constraints on stress timing in English
Rhythmic constraints on stress timing in English
Rhythm as entrainment
Practice and performance in speech produced synchronously
Voice, (inter-)subjectivity, and real time recurrent interaction
Received approaches to a unified phenomenon called "language" are firmly committed to a Cartesian view of distinct unobservable minds. Questioning this commitment leads us to recognize that the boundaries conventionally separating the linguistic from the non-linguistic can appear arbitrary, omitting much that is regularly present during vocal communication. The thesis is put forward that uttering, or voicing, is a much older phenomenon than the f…
Coupling among speakers during synchronous speaking in English and Mandarin
Language and Languaging from a Phonetic Point of View
We differentiate between language-as-system, as exemplified by such constructs as "English," or "Mandarin,'" and languaging, understood as a rich set of affiliative and coordinative behaviours that involve speech. The former is the more familiar term, and has been constructed in a specific manner that is inextricably bound to literacy, writing and normative social practices. But we argue that only the latter can inform us about what it was that h…
Rhythmic constraints on stress timing in English
Practice and performance in speech produced synchronously
Rhythm as entrainment
Coupling among speakers during synchronous speaking in English and Mandarin
Voice, (inter-)subjectivity, and real time recurrent interaction
Received approaches to a unified phenomenon called "language" are firmly committed to a Cartesian view of distinct unobservable minds. Questioning this commitment leads us to recognize that the boundaries conventionally separating the linguistic from the non-linguistic can appear arbitrary, omitting much that is regularly present during vocal communication. The thesis is put forward that uttering, or voicing, is a much older phenomenon than the f…
Joint speech as an object of empirical inquiry
Any time multiple people utter the same words at the same time, we have an instance of “joint speech.” With this simple definition, we bring into being a rather odd and challenging object of empirical study. There is no shortage of readily available primary data that satisfies the criterion. We find examples in churches and temples, of course, but also in the secular auditoriums where oaths are sworn and allegiance is pledged. The definition also…
Response to Invited Commentaries on The Territory Between Speech and Song
Article Commentary| March 11 2020 Response to Invited Commentaries on The Territory Between Speech and Song Fred Cummins Fred Cummins University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Search for other works by this author on: This Site PubMed Google Scholar Music Perception (2020) 37 (4): 366–367. https://doi.org/10.1525/mp.2020.37.4.366 Views Icon Views Article contents Figures & tables Video Audio Supplementary Data Peer Review Share Icon Share Facebo…
The Territory Between Speech and Song
Speech and song have frequently been treated as contrasting categories. We here observe a variety of collective activities in which multiple participants utter the same thing at the same time, a behavior we call joint speech. This simple empirical definition serves to single out practices of ritual, protest, and the enactment of identity that span the range from speech to song and allows consideration of the manner in which such activities serve …
The Sebeok-Love Award for the best article in language science 2019
Language as a problem
The term “language” is used for at least three distinct purposes. The first supports inquiry into coded message exchange. This has occupied most of the debate within the discipline of linguistics. Only here can we use notions of information and translation. The second use tries to speak to the profound change that happened to one species and that seems to be foundational in creating the human world, with all attendant problems. This is an entirel…
Language sciences in the future perfect
Language and Languaging from a Phonetic Point of View
We differentiate between language-as-system, as exemplified by such constructs as "English," or "Mandarin,'" and languaging, understood as a rich set of affiliative and coordinative behaviours that involve speech. The former is the more familiar term, and has been constructed in a specific manner that is inextricably bound to literacy, writing and normative social practices. But we argue that only the latter can inform us about what it was that h…
The empirical discovery of domains of assembly and communion
We consider chanting, or joint speech, which is ubiquitous, but not evenly distributed, in human activity. Taking an observational stance motivated by embodied cognitive science, we approach this topic without assumptions of the structure of persons, social formations, culture, or nature. This restrictive starting point motivates the use of a simple empirical definition of joint speech (the utterance by multiple persons of the same sounds at the …
Linguistics (11 obras) · Psychology (10 obras) · Computer Science (7 obras) · Philosophy (7 obras) · Language and cultural evolution (5 obras) · Embodied and Extended Cognition (4 obras) · Epistemology (4 obras) · Phonetics and Phonology Research (4 obras) · Sociology (4 obras) · Speech recognition (4 obras)