Musicality in human vocal communication: an evolutionary perspective
JD Leongómez, J Havlíček… - … Transactions of the …, 2022 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Studies show that specific vocal modulations, akin to those of infant-directed speech (IDS)
and perhaps music, play a role in communicating intentions and mental states during human …
and perhaps music, play a role in communicating intentions and mental states during human …
Origins of music in credible signaling
Music comprises a diverse category of cognitive phenomena that likely represent both the
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …
effects of psychological adaptations that are specific to music (eg, rhythmic entrainment) and …
Statistical universals reveal the structures and functions of human music
Music has been called “the universal language of mankind.” Although contemporary
theories of music evolution often invoke various musical universals, the existence of such …
theories of music evolution often invoke various musical universals, the existence of such …
Principles of structure building in music, language and animal song
M Rohrmeier, W Zuidema… - … transactions of the …, 2015 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Human language, music and a variety of animal vocalizations constitute ways of sonic
communication that exhibit remarkable structural complexity. While the complexities of …
communication that exhibit remarkable structural complexity. While the complexities of …
Commonality and variation in mental representations of music revealed by a cross-cultural comparison of rhythm priors in 15 countries
Music is present in every known society but varies from place to place. What, if anything, is
universal to music cognition? We measured a signature of mental representations of rhythm …
universal to music cognition? We measured a signature of mental representations of rhythm …
Large-scale iterated singing experiments reveal oral transmission mechanisms underlying music evolution
Speech and song have been transmitted orally for countless human generations, changing
over time under the influence of biological, cognitive, and cultural pressures. Cross-cultural …
over time under the influence of biological, cognitive, and cultural pressures. Cross-cultural …
The evolutionary biology of musical rhythm: was Darwin wrong?
AD Patel - PLoS biology, 2014 - journals.plos.org
In The Descent of Man, Darwin speculated that our capacity for musical rhythm reflects basic
aspects of brain function broadly shared among animals. Although this remains an …
aspects of brain function broadly shared among animals. Although this remains an …
Globally, songs and instrumental melodies are slower and higher and use more stable pitches than speech: A Registered Report
Both music and language are found in all known human societies, yet no studies have
compared similarities and differences between song, speech, and instrumental music on a …
compared similarities and differences between song, speech, and instrumental music on a …
Sequence alignment of folk song melodies reveals cross-cultural regularities of musical evolution
Summary Culture evolves, 1–5 but the existence of cross-culturally general regularities of
cultural evolution is debated. 6–8 As a diverse but universal cultural phenomenon, music …
cultural evolution is debated. 6–8 As a diverse but universal cultural phenomenon, music …
[HTML][HTML] Final lengthening and vowel length in 25 languages
Lengthening of segments at the end of prosodic domains is commonly considered a
universal phenomenon, but language-specific variation has also been reported, specifically …
universal phenomenon, but language-specific variation has also been reported, specifically …