1 online resource (xi, 513 pages) : illustrations, map, music
Contents
Sound elements: pitch and timbre -- Rhythm -- Melody -- Syntax -- Meaning -- Evolution
Summary
In the first comprehensive study of the relationship between music and language from the standpoint of cognitive neuroscience, Aniruddh D. Patel challenges the widespread belief that music and language are processed independently. Since Plato's time, the relationship between music and language has attracted interest and debate from a wide range of thinkers. Recently, scientific research on this topic has been growing rapidly, as scholars from diverse disciplines, including linguistics, cognitive science, music cognition, and neuroscience are drawn to the music-language interface as one way to
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 419-485) and indexes
