Author Topic: Wait--isn't this already pretty well documented? (Read 1108 times)

Noemon · « **on:** December 01, 2006, 11:38:42 AM »

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1068...t-you-hear.html

rivka · « **Reply #1 on:** December 01, 2006, 11:46:08 AM »

I don't know about documented, but I certainly was aware that in Hebrew, where syllable accentuation is roughly the opposite from English, clocks tick backwards.

Porter · « **Reply #2 on:** December 01, 2006, 11:52:12 AM »

I've never read about that in regards to the perception of music. Thanks for the link.

Jonathon · « **Reply #3 on:** December 01, 2006, 11:55:24 AM »

I don't know how well-documented that phenomenon is, but I am a little surprised that they're treating it like a new breakthrough.

pooka · « **Reply #4 on:** December 01, 2006, 12:28:25 PM »

It's probably related to moraic phonology, which explains things like like why spanish puts an "e" before "espana" and why CTVR can be a syllable in Czech. I think. My recollection of the second example is from a volleyball player in the 88 Olympics, so I'm not 100% positive.

What's odd is that the differences in Arabic dialects carry these subsyllabic features over from the native languages Arabic replaced. Or something. I mean, that's the Occam's Razor conclusion. Until some religious nut says it's proof the the tower of Babel.

rivka · « **Reply #5 on:** December 01, 2006, 03:31:17 PM »

Ok.

It's proof of the tower of Bavel.