Protoconversation and Protosong: implications for the developing self

Beskrivelse

The lecture addresses the interplay of culture and the developing self by looking at different forms of “protoconversation”. While rhythmicity is a central part in early mother-infant interaction and constitutes a fundamental tool for communication, there are striking cultural differences. In some African societies for instance, mother-infant interactions are often highly rhythmic and characterized by frequent vocal overlap or chorusing rather than dyadically following a turn-taking pattern. This pattern could be described as “protosong” rather than as “protoconversation”. I will discuss how these differences might have an impact on the developing self and how discourse analysis can be used as a methodological approach to study these phenomena.

Periode	6 nov. 2014
Begivenhedstitel	PhD course in Music Therapy Research
Begivenhedstype	Konference
Placering	Aalborg, DanmarkVis på kort