Meaning of soundingness | Babel Free

Definitions

The quality of making a sound or sounds.

uncountable

Examples

“The soundingness of hearing and voicing constitute an embodied sense of presence and of memory. Voice then authorizes identities as identities authorize voice.”

“The soundingness of Blackness only achieves recognition in a sociopolitical context where the very fact of Blackness holds significant meaning. In other words, the acoustic markers of Blackness are not just about differentiating the vocal utterings and tonal inclinations of particular cultures.”

“By considering dancer 'voice' and 'soundingness' as vehicles for expressing the deep-rooted cultural values surrounding artistic presentation, the soundscape of Tahitian dance broadens extensively.”

“By contrast, the soundingness of vowels was not particularly well-known among Arabic grammarians, who overwhelmingly refer to vocalisation with terms related to 'movement' and 'stillness'.”

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