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PHONETIC ANALYSIS OF GLOSSOLALIA IN FOUR CULTURAL SETTINGS.
- Source :
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion; Fall69, Vol. 8 Issue 2, p227-239, 13p
- Publication Year :
- 1969
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Abstract
- Glossolalia tape-recorded from four groups - English- and Spanish-speaking showed characteristics common to all groups. It is a noncommunicative behavior of vocalization. Although the phonetic inventory and the grouping of sounds vary somewhat from group to group, these are stereotyped within the group and rigidly adhered to. An analysis of the phonology, accent pattern, and intonation shows the individual utterance to have a threshold of onset, a brief rising gradient of intensity, a peak, and a final, often precipitous decay. This paper proposes that this agreement, despite cultural diversity and difference in language, exists because glossolalia is an artifact of a dissociative state termed trance. A brief characterization of the role of thug little researched state is attempted on the basis of field experiences, and a comparison with similar manifestations in other areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- SPEAKING in tongues
PHONETICS
BEHAVIOR
LANGUAGE & culture
MULTICULTURALISM
SOUND
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00218294
- Volume :
- 8
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12201568
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2307/1384336