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Index
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Preface
Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 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
Appendixes
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 Nonperiodic Aspects of Rhythm as a Key Link
3.6 Conclusion
Appendixes
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
Afterword
References
Sound Examples
Credits
Author Index
Subject Index
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