Song as a measure of culture

Folk Song Style and Culture American Association for the Advancement of Science Washington, D.C. Published In Pages: 117-169
By Lomax, Alan

Hypothesis

Social complexity is positively associated with the following characteristics of song styles: wordiness, precision of articulation, explicitness, and narrow melodic intervals (128-137).

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
GammaSupportedp<.001.77UNKNOWN