Foreign language learning in French speakers is associated with rhythm perception, but not with melody perception
| Autor: | Anjali Bhatara, Thierry Nazzi, H. Henny Yeung |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Periodicity Speech perception media_common.quotation_subject Foreign language Experimental and Cognitive Psychology Musical German Young Adult Behavioral Neuroscience Rhythm Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Perception Humans Learning Pitch Perception Language media_common Degree (music) language.human_language Linguistics Test (assessment) Speech Perception language Female France Psychology Music |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance. 41:277-282 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1277 0096-1523 |
| Popis: | There has been increasing interest in links between language and music. Here, we investigate the relation between foreign language learning and music perception. We administered tests measuring melody and rhythm perception as well as a questionnaire on musical and foreign language experience to 147 monolingual French speakers. As expected, we found that musicians had better melody and rhythm perception than nonmusicians and that, among musicians, there was a positive correlation between the total number of years of music training and test scores. Crucially, we also found a positive correlation between the total number of years learning foreign languages and rhythm perception, but we found no such relation with melody perception. Moreover, the degree to which participants were better at rhythm than melody perception was also related to foreign language experience. Results suggest that both music training and learning foreign languages (primarily English, Spanish, and German in our sample) are related to French speakers' perception of rhythm, but not to their perception of melody. These results are discussed with respect to the rhythmic properties of French and suggest a common perceptual basis for rhythm in language and music. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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