"Sound" at the center, "horn" at the periphery: the shawm and its eastern cousins, part 2
Language Log 2022-08-19
Summary:
For a good example of how music and musical instruments, together with the words to designate them, could travel long distances in antiquity, we have already taken a look at the case of the shawm: "The shawm and its eastern cousins" (11/16/15). Since writing that post nearly seven years ago, a few more interesting facts […]