Centrality of text, and discourse strategies in french political songs

Chantal Crozet*

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    Abstract

    This paper starts by establishing briefly the centrality of text and of socio-political discourse in French songs from a historical perspective. It then discusses the usefulness of the concept of 'dialogism', 'voice' and 'intertextuality' in political song analysis drawing from Bakhtin's and Kristeva's theories of discourse. It shows in particular how the song-writers and interpreters of La Marseillaise (three different versions 1792, 1848, 1979) use voice strategies such as parody, appropriation, and adaptation to engage in the political and socio-cultural discourse of their times.

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)131-140
    Number of pages10
    JournalAustralian Journal of Linguistics
    Volume30
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2010

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