Language Vs. Music? Exploring Music's Links to Language

Language Vs. Music? Exploring Music's Links to Language
Author: Jeanette Gonsior
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Total Pages: 57
Release: 2011-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 3640958578


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Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), course: Language vs. Culture? A Comparison between Language and Music, language: English, abstract: Language and music--both can be found in every human society--are the most basic socio-cognitive domains of the human species. At first glance, they share fundamental similarities, such as being based on acoustic modalities and involving complex sound sequences. Language, as well as music, functions as a means of communication and a form of expression. Both systems are organized into hierarchically structured sequences, and a written system was developed for language and for music. The interest in music-language relations has a long history, of course, and does not originate with modern cognitive science: "The topic has long drawn interest from a wide range of thinkers, including philosophers, biologists, poets, composers, linguists, and musicologists. Over 2,000 years ago, Plato claimed that the power of certain musical modes to uplift the spirit stemmed from their resemblance to the sounds of noble speech (Neubauer, 1986). Much later, Darwin (1871) considered how a form of communication intermediate between modern language and music may have been the origin of our species' communicative abilities. Many other historical figures have contemplated music-language relations, including Vincenzo Galilei (father of Galileo), Jean-Jacques Rousseau, and Ludwig Wittgenstein. This long line of speculative thinking has continued down to the modern era (e.g., Bernstein, 1976). In the era of cognitive science, however, research into this topic is undergoing a dramatic shift, using new concepts and tools to advance from suggestions and analogies to empirical research." (Cp. PATEL (2008): Music, Language, and the Brain) The production of music and language is a prime example of the human brain's capacities. But does th


Language Vs. Music? Exploring Music's Links to Language
Language: en
Pages: 57
Authors: Jeanette Gonsior
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07 - Publisher: GRIN Verlag

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Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikani
Language vs. Music? Exploring Music’s Links to Language
Language: en
Pages: 27
Authors: Jeanette Gonsior
Categories: Literary Collections
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-07-14 - Publisher: GRIN Verlag

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Seminar paper from the year 2011 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 2,0, Humboldt-University of Berlin (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikani
Music, Language, and the Brain
Language: en
Pages: 526
Authors: Aniruddh D. Patel
Categories: Language Arts & Disciplines
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010-06 - Publisher: Oxford University Press

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A comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language, this book challenges the belief that music and language are processed independently. It ar
The relationship between music and language
Language: en
Pages: 219
Authors: Lutz Jäncke
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Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Frontiers E-books

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Traditionally, music and language have been treated as different psychological faculties. This duality is reflected in older theories about the lateralization o
Music and Memory: Exploring the Link Between Songs and Stories
Language: en
Pages: 147
Authors: Harry Tekell
Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction
Type: BOOK - Published: - Publisher: Richards Education

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"Music and Memory: Exploring the Link Between Songs and Stories" delves into the fascinating intersection of music, memory, and human experience. This comprehen