Drums in communication
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Two different types of traditional drum communication are found in Africa. The first type associates each idea with a particular rhythmic pattern, and the second type represents spoken utterances by mimicking their accentual profiles.{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jeremy |date=2010-11-27 |title=Speaking in Rhythm — Drums That Talk, Voices That Drum - ThisWorldMusic |url=https://thisworldmusic.com/speaking-in-rhythm-drums-that-talk-voices-that-drum/ |access-date=2026-04-19 |language=en-US}} |
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Drum communication methods are not languages in their own right, though they can be based on spoken languages. In such cases, the sounds produced are conventionalized or idiomatic signals based on speech patterns. The drummed messages are normally very stereotyped and context-dependent; speakers of true languages have the ability to form new combinations and expressions that will immediately be understood by the listener, but that is not the case in drum communication. |
Drum communication methods are not languages in their own right, though they can be based on spoken languages. In such cases, the sounds produced are conventionalized or idiomatic signals based on speech patterns. The drummed messages are normally very stereotyped and context-dependent; speakers of true languages have the ability to form new combinations and expressions that will immediately be understood by the listener, but that is not the case in drum communication. |
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