Language, cultural space and meaning in the phenomenon of "Cro-dance"

Baker, Catherine

Abstract

"Cro-dance" was a musical trend in 1990s Croatia which combined north-west European dance music with lyrics in Croatian and often English, unlike most Croatian popular music which used Croatian language only. This paper applies ideas from sociolinguistics and anthropology to the interplay of languages in these musical texts and the wider cultural narratives with which performers, producers and listeners have associated them. © 2010-2013 Cairn.info.

Citation

Baker, C. (2013). Language, cultural space and meaning in the phenomenon of "Cro-dance". Ethnologie française, 43(2), 313-324. https://doi.org/10.3917/ethn.132.0313

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: May 23, 2013
• Deposit Date: Jun 19, 2014
• Publicly Available Date: May 10, 2018
• Journal: Ethnologie française
• Print ISSN: 0046-2616
• Publisher: Presses Universitaires de France
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 43
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 313-324
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.3917/ethn.132.0313
• Keywords: Performance, Dance music, Identity, Language, Croatia
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/459662
• Publisher URL: http://www.cairn.info/resume.php?ID_ARTICLE=ETHN_132_0313
• Contract Date: Jun 19, 2014