the "musico-linguistics" meme
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December 19, 2012
The Musico-Linguistics Meme:
Recursion and American Academic Inquiry into Musical Meaning since Bernstein in Boston
Presentation by Jordan Randall Smith
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
� John is eager to please.
� John is easy to please.
Keller (1978)
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
� John is eager to please.
� John is easy to please.
Keller (1978)
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
eager
easyJohn is to please.
Keller (1978)
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
eager
easyJohn - is to - please.
Keller (1978)
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
eager
easyJohn - is to - please.
Keller (1978)
{ }
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
Keller (1978)
John - is - easy - to - please.
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
Keller (1978)
John is easy for Mary to please.
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Deep Structure v. Surface Structure
Keller (1978)
It is easy (for Mary) to please John.
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Recursion
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Recursion
� n! = n * (n - 1)!
� 4! = 4 * (4 - 1)!
� = 4 * 3 * (3 - 1)!
� = 4 * 3 * 2 * (2 - 1)!
� = 4 * 3 * 2 * 1
� = 24
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Recursion
Figure 1. Sierpinski triangle. (fair use)
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Recursion
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Recursion
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Recursion
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Bernstein Excerpt
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Recursion
[Handout]
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Recursion
Figure 2. M.C. Escher, Drawing Hands, 1948 (fair use)
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