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MONDEGREENS. Parodies are intentional, but Mondegreens are unintentional. When children are learning adult language, when adults are learning a new academic disciplilne, or when anyone is learning a foreign language, we are often unsure how to analyze or break up the new words and phrases.
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MONDEGREENS Parodies are intentional, but Mondegreens are unintentional. When children are learning adult language, when adults are learning a new academic disciplilne, or when anyone is learning a foreign language, we are often unsure how to analyze or break up the new words and phrases. Reanalysis is when we break up the words in ways that make a new meaning that was not intended in the original. These are called “mondegreens” because they are based on the following Scottish ballad:
The Bonny Earl of Murray Ye Highlands and ye Lawlands, Oh! Where ha’e ye been: They ha’e slain the Early of Murray, And they laid him on the Green. But the last two lines are reanalyzed as follows: They ha’e slain the Earl of Murray, And the Lady Mondegreen.
Mondegreens are especially prevalent during the Christmas season. In “The twelve days of Christmas” “Ten lords a-leaping” “Ten lawyers leaving” “Nine ladies dancing “Nine lazy Hansons” “Six geese a-laying” “Six geezers laying” “And a partridge in a pear tree” “And a paltry tin-affair tree.” In “Silent Night,” “Sleep in heavenly peace” “Sleep in heavenly peas” In “Santa Claus is comin’ to Town,” “making a list and checkin’ it twice” “making a list and chicken and rice.” In “Winter Wonderland,” “Later on, we’ll conspire” “Later on, milk and spiders,” and “Parson Brown” “sparse and brown” or “parched and brown.”
Christmas Mondegreens on Channel 15’s The List: http://www.thelistshow.tv/the-list/whats-trending-misfit-holiday-lyrics
