The Language of Praise and Worship: A Corpus Analysis of Register Variation in Christian Songs

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Corpus analysis reveals register variation in hymns and contemporary christian songs, suggesting distinct linguistic features.

Church hymns exhibit features relating to scriptural texts like God and salvation, and focus on adoration and appreciation.
Contemporary christian songs reflect life-related situations and emphasize personal relationships, presenting an engaging communication style.
The study utilizes multidimensional and semantic tag analysis to characterize linguistic features in religious songs effectively.
Findings provide a framework for comparing linguistic characteristics of worship songs across different religious traditions.

Palayon et al. (2025) studied this question.

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