Tonal Inflection

Tonal Inflection is a performance technique in jazz vocal and instrumental practice that functions as a microtonal pitch modification, distinguishing itself from other tonal adjustments through its deliberate and expressive deviation from equal-tempered pitch norms to convey stylistic nuance and emotional intent.

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Publications

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Citations

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Authors

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Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Authors

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  1. WE
    William E. Caplin

    McGill University, Canada

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  2. YK
    Yoonjung Kang

    University of Toronto, Canada

    2 publications · 233 citations

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  3. YS
    Yan Sun

    University of Helsinki, Finland

    1 publications · 13 citations

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  4. JA
    James A. Matisoff

    University of California, Berkeley, United States

    1 publications · 68 citations

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  5. EC
    Elaine Chew

    University of Southern California, United States

    1 publications · 28 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Phonetics

    2 publications · 164 citations

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  2. Music Theory Spectrum

    2 publications · 52 citations

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  3. Sociolinguistic Studies

    1 publications · 32 citations

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  4. Lingua

    1 publications · 82 citations

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  5. Child Development

    1 publications · 20 citations

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