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Philology

I came across the word philology while reading an article about the work of Anne Carson. From the Wikipedia article: Philology (from Ancient Greek φιλολογία (philología) 'love of word') is the study of language in oral and written historical sources; it is the intersection of textual criticism, literary

Sprechgesang

While looking up more stuff on Kim Gordon I found the Wikipedia article on sprechgesang. Sprechgesang (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçɡəˌzaŋ], "spoken singing") and Sprechstimme (German: [ˈʃpʀɛçˌʃtɪmə], "spoken voice"), more commonly known as speak-singing in English, are expressionist musical vocal techniques between singing and speaking. Though sometimes used interchangeably,