Glossolalia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22367281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evandro Bonfim, Evandro De Sousa Bonfim (0000-0002-0459-928X, Centro Brasileiro de Analise e Planejamento, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-5 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-21 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | OTHER |
| Venue | The International Encyclopedia of Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781118924396.wbiea2410 |
| OpenAlex | W4250887559 |
| ISBN | 9781118924396 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 5 |
Glossolalia is a vocal phenomenon in which meaning emerges from the reiteration of the aural and prosodic aspects of language, regardless of the semanticity and the relation between signifier and signified that establishes the linguistic sign. Although widely associated with Christianity, glossolalia can be thought of more broadly as a mantic discourse, that is, as a verbal speech inspired by linguistic alterities, often nonhuman ones. Unlike most common perceptions, glossolalia is not composed of random vocalizations, but presents a phonological and rhythmic structure that allows it to be described and compared with other linguistic forms. In terms of semiosis, the glosses use the iconicity of the speech sounds to refer to the cosmological references of the community of speakers, especially with regard to the ritual value of the ineffable word
Epistemology · Iconicity · Linguistics · Phenomenon · Semiosis · Semiotics · Linguistics and language evolution · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |