166 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
166 Pages
25 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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Multilevel Grounding develops a new approach to musical meaning—Multilevel-Grounded Semantics, addressing the well- known paradox that music seems full of meaning yet there is little consensus among listeners on what exactly it is that this meaning communicates. Offering a balance between formalist and referentialist approaches, Antovi ć ’s theory proposes that musical signifi cation emerges... Read more
1. Defining the problem
2. The Basics
3. Level 1: Physiological Constraints
4. Level 2: Embodiment
5. Level 3: Connotation
6. Level 4: Conceptual Musical Meaning
7. Level 5: Elaborated Cultural Musical Meaning
8. Level 6: Individual Musical Meaning
9. Integration
10. Implications and Extensions
Biography
Mihailo Antović is Professor in the Faculty of Philosophy, and Head Researcher at the Centre for Cognitive Sciences, University of Niš , Serbia. He has published extensively in the areas of cognitive linguistics, semantics, semiotics, and music cognition, including three books in Serbian and numerous articles in international journals and edited volumes. He is the recipient of Fulbright and Humboldt Fellowships.
