Language and Music as Cognitive Systems

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-19-955342-6
Verlag: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS ACADEM

Buch, Englisch, 356 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 233 mm, Gewicht: 536 g

The past 15 years have witnessed an increasing interest in the comparative study of language and music as cognitive systems. Language and music are uniquely human traits, so it is not surprising that this interest spans practically all branches of cognitive science, including psychology, computer science, linguistics, cognitive neuroscience, and education. Underlying the study of language and music is the assumption that the comparison of these two domains can shed
light on the structural and functional properties of each, while also serving as a test case for theories of how the mind and, ultimately, the brain work.

This book presents an interdisciplinary study of language and music, bringing together a team of leading specialists across these fields. The volume is structured around four core areas in which the study of music and language has been particularly fruitful: (i) structural comparisons, (ii) evolution, (iii) learning and processing, and (iv) neuroscience. As such it provides a snapshot of the different research strands that have focused on language and music, identifying current trends and
methodologies that have been (or could be) applied to the study of both domains, and outlining future research directions. This volume is valuable in promoting the investigation of language and music by fostering interdisciplinary discussion and collaboration.

With an ever increasing interest in both music cognition and language, this book will be valuable for students and researchers of psychology, linguistics, neuroscience, and musicology.

Zielgruppe

Psychologists interested in language and music; linguists

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rebuschat, Patrick

Rohrmeier, Martin

Hawkins, John A.

Cross, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Neurowissenschaften, Kognitionswissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Psychologie Allgemeine Psychologie Kognitionspsychologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Psycholinguistik, Neurolinguistik, Kognition

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1: Preface
2: Editors' General Introduction to the Volume
Structural Comparisons
3: Editors' introduction to section
4: Morris Halle and Nigel Fabb: Target article 1
5: Laura Dilley and Devin McAuley: Commentary
6: Brechtje Post: Commentary
7: Bert Vaux: Commentary
8: Ian Roberts: Commentary
9: Morris Halle and Nigel Fabb: Reply to comments
Evolution
10: Editors' introduction to section
11: W. Tecumseh Fitch: Target Article 2
12: Simon Kirby: Commentary
13: Steven Mithen: Commentary
14: Iain Morley: Commentary
15: Elizabeth Tolbert: Commentary
16: W. Tecumseh Fitch: Reply to comments
Learning and Processing
17: Editors' introduction to section
18: Jamshed Bharucha, Meagan Curtis, and Kaivon Paroo: Target Article 3
19: Zoltán Dienes, Catherine Jones, Gustav Kuhn, and Guo Xiuyan: Commentary
20: Geraint Wiggins: Commentary
21: John Willams: Commentary
22: Jamshed Bharucha: Reply to comments
Neuroscience
23: Editors' introduction to section
24: Aniruddh Patel: Target Article 4
25: Stefan Koelsch: Commentary
26: Jessican Grahn: Commentary
27: Justin London: Commentary
28: Aniruddh Patel: Reply to comments
29: Isabelle Peretz: Target Article 5
30: Erika Skoe and Nina Kraus: Commentary
31: Mireille Besson and Daniele Schön: Commentary
32: Usha Goswami: Commentary
33: Leigh VanHandel, Jennie L. Wakefield, and Wendy Wilkins: Commentary
34: Isabelle Peretz: Reply to comments
Conclusion
35: Ian Cross: Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

Patrick Rebuschat is a Lecturer in Lecturer in Bilingualism and Cognitive Linguistics at Bangor University in Wales. He obtained a PhD in English & Applied Linguistics from the University of Cambridge in 2008. His research focuses on the cognitive aspects underlying second language acquisition and processing. He is the editor of a forthcoming volume on Statistical Learning and Language Acquisition (with John Williams, de Gruyter).