Music, Language, and the Brain

Chapter 1: IntroductionChapter 2: Sound elements: pitch and timbre 2.1 Introduction  2.2 Musical Sound Systems  2.3 Linguistic Sound Systems  2.4 Sound Category Learning as a Key Link  2.5 Conclusion  Appendices Chapter 3: Rhythm 3.1 Introduction  3.2 Rhythm in Music  3.3 Rhythm in Speech  3.4 Interlude: Rhythm in Poetry and Song  3.5 Non-Periodic Aspects of Rhythm as A Key Link 3.6 Conclusion  Appendices Chapter 4: Melody 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Melody in Music: Comparisons to Speech  4.3 Speech Melody: Links to Music  4.4 Interlude: Musical and Linguistic Melody in Song  4.5 Melodic Statistics and Melodic Contour as Key Links  4.6 Conclusion  Appendix Chapter 5: Syntax 5.1 Introduction  5.2 The Structural Richness of Musical Syntax  5.3 Formal Differences and Similarities between Musical and Linguistic Syntax  5.4 Neural Resources for Syntactic Integration as a Key Link  5.5 Conclusion Chapter 6: Meaning 6.1 Introduction  6.2 A Brief Taxonomy of Musical Meaning  6.3 Linguistic Meaning In Relation To Music  6.4 Interlude: Linguistic and Musical Meaning in Song  6.5 The Expression and Appraisal of Emotion As A Key Link  6.6 Conclusion Chapter 7: Evolution 7.1 Introduction  7.2 Language and Natural Selection  7.3 Music and Natural Selection  7.4 Music and Evolution: Neither Adaptation nor Frill  7.5 Beat-Based Rhythm Processing As a Key Research Area 7.6 Conclusion Appendix AfterwordReferences