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Comparative studies of music and language have been growing in number in the past decade - this is the first edited volume to explore this burgeoning field
Presents an interdisciplinary review, bringing together leading specialists from the cognitive and brain sciences and humanities



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