Effects of experience with L2 and music on rhythmic grouping by French listeners
- Rhythm perception is assumed to be guided by a domain-general auditory principle, the Iambic/Trochaic Law, stating that sounds varying in intensity are grouped as strong-weak, and sounds varying in duration are grouped as weak-strong. Recently, Bhatara et al. (2013) showed that rhythmic grouping is influenced by native language experience, French listeners having weaker grouping preferences than German listeners. This study explores whether L2 knowledge and musical experience also affect rhythmic grouping. In a grouping task, French late learners of German listened to sequences of coarticulated syllables varying in either intensity or duration. Data on their language and musical experience were obtained by a questionnaire. Mixed-effect model comparisons showed influences of musical experience as well as L2 input quality and quantity on grouping preferences. These results imply that adult French listeners' sensitivity to rhythm can be enhanced through L2 and musical experience.
Author details: | Natalie Boll-AvetisyanORCiDGND, Anjali BhataraORCiD, Annika UngerORCiDGND, Thierry NazziORCiD, Barbara HöhleORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-413786 |
Title of parent work (English): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Humanwissenschaftliche Reihe (450) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2018/07/23 |
Publication year: | 2016 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2018/07/23 |
Tag: | Iambic; Trochaic Law; musicality; prosody; rhythmic grouping; second language acquisition |
Issue: | 450 |
Number of pages: | 16 |
Source: | Bilingualism: Language and Cognition Vol. 19, No. 5 (2016) ; DOI: 10.1017/S1366728915000425 |
Organizational units: | Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
Humanwissenschaftliche Fakultät / Strukturbereich Kognitionswissenschaften / Department Linguistik | |
DDC classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
4 Sprache / 40 Sprache / 400 Sprache | |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
Grantor: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |