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Article: The choice of musical instrument matters: Effect of pitched but not unpitched musicianship on tone identification and word learning
Title | The choice of musical instrument matters: Effect of pitched but not unpitched musicianship on tone identification and word learning |
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Issue Date | 4-Aug-2023 |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Citation | Applied Psycholinguistics, 2023, p. 1-14 How to Cite? |
Abstract | The present study investigated the differential effects of pitched and unpitched musicianship on tone identification and word learning. We recruited 44 Cantonese-pitched musicians, unpitched musicians, and non-musicians. They completed a Thai tone identification task and seven sessions of Thai tone word learning. In the tone identification task, the pitched musicians outperformed the non-musicians but the unpitched musicians did not. In session 1 of the tone word learning task, the three groups showed similar accuracies. In session 7, the pitched musicians outperformed the non-musicians but the unpitched musicians did not. The results indicate that the musical advantage in tone identification and word learning hinges on pitched musicianship. From a theoretical perspective, these findings support the precision element of the OPERA hypothesis. Broadly, they reflect the need to consider the heterogeneity of musicianship when studying music-to-language transfer. Practically, the findings highlight the potential of pitched music training in enhancing tone word learning proficiency. Furthermore, the choice of musical instrument may matter to music-to-language transfer. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/331142 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.4 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.875 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Choi, William | - |
dc.contributor.author | To, Cheuk Yiu | - |
dc.contributor.author | Cheng, Runqing | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-21T06:53:06Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2023-09-21T06:53:06Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2023-08-04 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Applied Psycholinguistics, 2023, p. 1-14 | - |
dc.identifier.issn | 0142-7164 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/331142 | - |
dc.description.abstract | <p>The present study investigated the differential effects of pitched and unpitched musicianship on tone identification and word learning. We recruited 44 Cantonese-pitched musicians, unpitched musicians, and non-musicians. They completed a Thai tone identification task and seven sessions of Thai tone word learning. In the tone identification task, the pitched musicians outperformed the non-musicians but the unpitched musicians did not. In session 1 of the tone word learning task, the three groups showed similar accuracies. In session 7, the pitched musicians outperformed the non-musicians but the unpitched musicians did not. The results indicate that the musical advantage in tone identification and word learning hinges on pitched musicianship. From a theoretical perspective, these findings support the precision element of the OPERA hypothesis. Broadly, they reflect the need to consider the heterogeneity of musicianship when studying music-to-language transfer. Practically, the findings highlight the potential of pitched music training in enhancing tone word learning proficiency. Furthermore, the choice of musical instrument may matter to music-to-language transfer.<br></p> | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | Cambridge University Press | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Applied Psycholinguistics | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.title | The choice of musical instrument matters: Effect of pitched but not unpitched musicianship on tone identification and word learning | - |
dc.type | Article | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1017/S0142716423000358 | - |
dc.identifier.spage | 1 | - |
dc.identifier.epage | 14 | - |
dc.identifier.eissn | 1469-1817 | - |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0142-7164 | - |