Morphology classifies sound changes over time or space

Evidence

As I shall be using the term, I intend it to apply to the changing forms of sound across time or space. If typologies are systems for classifying sounds according to their various forms or functions, morphology allows us to gather together sounds with similar forms or functions in chronological or geographical sequence in order that variations or evolutionary changes might become clear. Thus morphology gives us the techniques for both depth-boring and cross-sectioning. In other words, we might use the morphological technique to study the evolution of, say, factory whistles—showing how the physical parameters of the sound were altered over time; or we might compare the factory whistle with alternatives employed in different societies for a similar purpose; that would also be a morphological study. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 534

If typologies are systems for classifying sounds according to their various forms or functions, morphology allows us to gather together sounds with similar forms or functions in chronological or geographical sequence in order that variations or evolutionary changes might become clear. Thus morphology gives us the techniques for both depth-boring and cross-sectioning. — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 534

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines morphology as a soundscape-analysis technique distinct from typology — central to the reader’s stated goal of understanding cataloguing concepts.
• QUESTION: How exactly would the factory-whistle study be conducted—what physical parameters would one measure over time?
• SEED: A publishable essay could demonstrate this method on one everyday sound’s evolution, e.g. the alarm clock or the doorbell.
• corroborated: 3 independent passages support this claim — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 534
• XREF: connects to: Sound events can be compared historically and geographically by mapping — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 887

Broader Connections

• Sound events can be compared historically and geographically by mapping #corroborates (0.85) — Schafer, Murray R, The Soundscape- Our Sonic Environment…, 887