Does Musicality Assist Foreign Language Learning? Perception and Production of Thai Vowels, Consonants and Lexical Tones by Musicians and Non-Musicians

The music and spoken language domains share acoustic properties such as fundamental frequency (f0, perceived as pitch), duration, resonance frequencies, and intensity. In speech, the acoustic properties form an essential part in differentiating between consonants, vowels, and lexical tones. This stu...

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Main Authors: Antonia Götz, Liquan Liu, Barbara Nash, Denis Burnham
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-05-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/13/5/810