MURFREESBORO — The
relationship between musical rhythm and speech rhythm is the topic on the next
“MTSU On the Record” radio program.
Host Gina Logue’s interview with Cyrille Magne, an associate
professor of psychology, will air from 5:30 to 6 p.m. Monday, April 25, and 8
to 8:30 a.m. Sunday, May 1, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and www.wmot.org).
Magne and two academic colleagues authored research into the
impact of music rhythm abilities on speech rhythm sensitivity. The research,
which was funded with a National Science Foundation grant, was published in the
academic journal “Brain and Language.”
Their study supports the idea that music training might
enhance speech processing skills, which would benefit students in honing their
overall literacy skills.
“All languages in the world have their own rhythm,” said
Magne. “And, especially in English, what we think about rhythm are those little
emphases you put on some syllables that we call stresses. The pattern of stress
and stress syllables is really something that is unique to the English
language.”
More information about MTSU research into the connection
between the brain and language is available at http://tinyurl.com/zrdxjlr.
To hear previous “MTSU On the Record” programs, go to http://bit.ly/mtsu-otr.
For more information, contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or
WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.
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