Music and early language acquisition

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dc.citation.journalTitleFrontiers in Psychology
dc.citation.volumeNumber3
dc.contributor.authorBrandt, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorGebrian, Molly
dc.contributor.authorSlevc, L. Robert
dc.contributor.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-06T21:15:03Z
dc.date.available2013-09-06T21:15:03Z
dc.date.issued2012-09-11
dc.description.abstractLanguage is typically viewed as fundamental to human intelligence. Music, while recognized as a human universal, is often treated as an ancillary ability – one dependent on or derivative of language. In contrast, we argue that it is more productive from a developmental perspective to describe spoken language as a special type of music. A review of existing studies presents a compelling case that musical hearing and ability is essential to language acquisition. In addition, we challenge the prevailing view that music cognition matures more slowly than language and is more difficult; instead, we argue that music learning matches the speed and effort of language acquisition. We conclude that music merits a central place in our understanding of human development.
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dc.identifier.citationBrandt, Anthony, Gebrian, Molly and Slevc, L. Robert. "Music and early language acquisition." <i>Frontiers in Psychology,</i> 3, (2012) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327.
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1911/71882
dc.language.isoeng
dc.subject.keywordmusic
dc.subject.keywordlanguage
dc.subject.keywordlanguage acquisition
dc.subject.keywordchildhood development
dc.subject.keywordmusical development
dc.subject.keywordmusic cognition
dc.subject.keyworddefinition of music
dc.subject.keywordemergent modularity
dc.titleMusic and early language acquisition
dc.typeJournal article
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