The question of whether music has meaning has been the subject of sustained debate ever since music became a subject of academic inquiry. This book presents a s

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In The Discourse of Musicology, Giles Hooper considers a number of issues central to recent debates about the nature and direction of contemporary musicology. T

Anita Jóri considers the world of electronic dance music as a discourse community. She gives an overview on the language use and discourse characteristics of t

The question of whether music has meaning has been the subject of sustained debate ever since music became a subject of academic inquiry. Is music a language? D