Neuhoff John G, Lidji Pascale
Lang Speech. 2014 Dec;57(Pt 4):563-72. doi: 10.1177/0023830914520837.
The music of expert musicians reflects the speech rhythm of their native language. Here, we examine this effect in amateur and novice musicians. English- and French-speaking participants were both instructed to produce simple "English" and "French" tunes using only two keys on a keyboard. All participants later rated the rhythmic variability of English and French speech samples. The rhythmic variability of the "English" and "French" tunes that were produced reflected the perceived rhythmic variability in English and French speech samples. Yet, the pattern was different for English and French participants and did not correspond to the actual measured speech rhythm variability of the speech samples. Surprise recognition tests two weeks later confirmed that the music-speech relationship remained over time. The results show that the relationship between music and speech rhythm is more widespread than previously thought and that musical rhythm production by amateurs and novices is concordant with their rhythmic expectations in the perception of speech.
专业音乐家的音乐反映了他们母语的语音节奏。在此，我们研究业余和新手音乐家身上的这种效应。以英语和法语为母语的参与者都被要求仅使用键盘上的两个键来创作简单的“英语”和“法语”曲调。之后，所有参与者对英语和法语语音样本的节奏变化进行评分。所创作的“英语”和“法语”曲调的节奏变化反映了在英语和法语语音样本中所感知到的节奏变化。然而，英语和法语参与者的模式有所不同，且与语音样本实际测量的语音节奏变化并不一致。两周后的惊喜识别测试证实，音乐与语音的关系随时间持续存在。结果表明，音乐与语音节奏之间的关系比之前认为的更为广泛，并且业余和新手的音乐节奏创作与他们在语音感知中的节奏预期相一致。
