Syntactic and non-syntactic sources of interference by music on language processing.

ABSTRACT: Music and language are complex hierarchical systems in which individual elements are systematically combined to form larger, syntactic structures. Suggestions that music and language share syntactic processing resources have relied on evidence that syntactic violations in music interfere with syntactic processing in language. However, syntactic violations may affect auditory processing in non-syntactic ways, accounting for reported interference effects. To investigate the factors contributing to interference effects, we assessed recall of visually presented sentences and word-lists when accompanied by background auditory stimuli differing in syntactic structure and auditory distraction: melodies without violations, scrambled melodies, melodies that alternate in timbre, and environmental so

SUBMITTER: Fiveash A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6297162 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature