The Dynamics of the Lord’s Prayer: Exploring the Interface of Perceived Emphasis, Unison Chanting, and Information Structure
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DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v15i03/95-114" target="_blank" >10.18848/2154-8633/CGP/v15i03/95-114</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The Dynamics of the Lord’s Prayer: Exploring the Interface of Perceived Emphasis, Unison Chanting, and Information Structure
Original language description
The Lord’s Prayer, a cornerstone of Christian liturgy, is a treasured and enduringly beautiful yet fragile text dense with information. Frequently recited mechanically or subconsciously, its deeper messages can be obscured by rote repetition. This interdisciplinary study explores the information structure of the Lord’s Prayer using Jan Firbas’s theory of Functional Sentence Perspective (FSP). It examines how the placement of communicative dynamism within the prayer’s sentences influences its perceived meaning. In the context of a church environment, the rhythm, intonation, and chanting effect of the Lord’s Prayer play significant roles. When recited in a group, individuals often synchronize their speech to the collective rhythm and intonation, which can enhance the communal and meditative aspects of the prayer. However, this group chanting effect can also influence the perceived emphasis on certain words and phrases, further shaping the prayer’s information structure. Additionally, I present experimental findings on how contemporary individuals interpret the information structure of this traditional and iconic text.
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
60203 - Linguistics
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
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Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society
ISSN
2154-8633
e-ISSN
2154-8641
Volume of the periodical
15
Issue of the periodical within the volume
3
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
20
Pages from-to
95-114
UT code for WoS article
001447419100001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85218275768