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Lyrical Variation

Lyrical Variation is a scholarly construct in the study of children's singing games that denotes a deliberate alteration in the textual or phonetic elements of a song’s lyrics while preserving its melodic and structural framework, thereby distinguishing it from improvisation or wholesale compositional change.

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930

Citations

54

Authors

35

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

12

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Publications

29

The power of repetition: repetitive lyrics in a song increase processing fluency and drive market success

Joseph C. Nunes, Andrea Ordanini, Francesca Valsesia · Journal of Consumer Psychology · 2014 · 91 citations

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Are Atypical Things More Popular?

Jonah Berger, Grant Packard · Psychological Science · 2018 · 79 citations

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The Language of Lyrics

Terry F. Pettijohn, Donald F. Sacco · Journal of Language and Social Psychology · 2009 · 79 citations

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How the Melody Facilitates the Message and Vice Versa in Infant Learning and Memory

Erik D. Thiessen, Jenny R. Saffran · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2009 · 75 citations

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Why lyrics last: evolution, cognition, and Shakespeare's sonnets

Choice Reviews Online · 2012 · 51 citations

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Authors

54

  1. TF
    Terry F. Pettijohn

    The Ohio State University at Marion, United States

    2 publications · 92 citations

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  2. JT
    Jason T. Eastman

    Conway School of Landscape Design, United States

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  3. DF
    Donald F. Sacco

    University of Southern Mississippi, United States

    1 publications · 79 citations

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  4. AC
    Avriel C. Epps

    1 publications · 16 citations

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  5. AE
    Amanda E. Krause

    Curtin University, Australia

    1 publications · 10 citations

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Institutions

35

  1. Conway School of Landscape Design

    Conway, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  2. Coastal Carolina University

    Conway, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    92 citations

  3. Federal University Oye Ekiti

    Ikole-Ekiti, Nigeria

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    16 citations

  4. Xiamen University

    Xiamen, China

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    23 citations

  5. Gautam Buddha University

    Greater Noida, India

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    26 citations

  6. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    39 citations

  7. Oklahoma State University

    Stillwater, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    41 citations

  8. University of Southern California

    Los Angeles, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    182 citations

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Venues

  1. Choice Reviews Online

    CRO · 4 publications · 143 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    2 publications · 54 citations

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  3. Psychology of Popular Media Culture

    PPMC · 2 publications · 23 citations

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  4. Race and Justice

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  5. Journal of Sociolinguistics

    1 publications · 23 citations

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