TY - BOOK AU - Lomax, Alan. TI - Folk song style and culture SN - 0878556400 (pbk.) U1 - 784.49 PY - 2009///, ©1978 CY - New Brunswick, N.J. PB - Transaction Publisher, KW - Folk songs -- History and criticism. KW - Folk songs N1 - Reprint of the 1968 ed. published by American Association for the Advancement of Science, Washington, which was issued as no. 88 of its Publications. Printed in 1978 by Transaction Books; The stylistic method -- The cantometrics experiment -- The cantometric coding book -- The world song style map -- Consensus on cantometric parameters. Consensus testing ; The paralinguistic framework -- Song as a measure of culture -- Social solidarity -- Self-assertion, sex role, and vocal rasp -- Effects of infantile stimulation on musical behavior -- Dance style and culture -- Choreometric profiles -- The choreometric coding book -- Folk song texts as culture indicators -- Cantometrics in retrospect -- Appendix I : Data systems and programming -- Appendix II : Statistical notes -- Appendix III : Summodal profiles for nine world song style regions ER -