The Enhanced Musical Rhythmic Perception in Second Language Learners.

ABSTRACT: Previous research suggests that mastering languages with distinct rather than similar rhythmic properties enhances musical rhythmic perception. This study investigates whether learning a second language (L2) contributes to enhanced musical rhythmic perception in general, regardless of first and second languages rhythmic properties. Additionally, we investigated whether this perceptual enhancement could be alternatively explained by exposure to musical rhythmic complexity, such as the use of compound meter in Turkish music. Finally, it investigates if an enhancement of musical rhythmic perception could be observed among L2 learners whose first language relies heavily on pitch information, as is the case with tonal languages. Therefore, we tested Turkish, Dutch and Mandarin L2 learners of En

SUBMITTER: Roncaglia-Denissen MP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4901070 | biostudies-literature | 2016

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature