Music and Early Language Acquisition

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dc.contributor.authorBrandt, Anthony
dc.contributor.authorGebrian, Molly
dc.contributor.authorSlevc, L. Robert
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-23T19:03:21Z
dc.date.issued2012
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.
dc.identifier.citationBrandt, Anthony, Gebrian, Molly and Slevc, L. Robert. "Music and early language acquisition." Frontiers in Psychology, 3, (2012) https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327.
dc.identifier.doi10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327
dc.identifier.issn1664-1078
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2012.00327
dc.identifier.urihttps://demo.dspace.org/handle/123456789/1144
dc.journal.volume3
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherFrontiers Media
dc.relation.ispartofFrontiers in Psychology
dc.subjectmusic
dc.subjectlanguage
dc.subjectlanguage acquisition
dc.subjectchildhood development
dc.subjectmusical development
dc.subjectmusic cognition
dc.subjectdefinition of music
dc.subjectemergent modularity
dc.titleMusic and Early Language Acquisition
dc.typeArticle
journal.titleFrontiers in Psychology
oaire.citation.volume3

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