Language and Music as Cognitive Systems

by Rebuschat, Patrick; Rohmeier, Martin; Hawkins, John A.; Cross, Ian

• ISBN13: 9780199553426
• ISBN10: 0199553424
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2012-01-13
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 thestructural 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 andmethodologies 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.

Table of Contents

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