Abstract
Both functional and structural overlap between musical experience and language learning ability have been discussed and debated in the psychology literature. Of interest in the study presented here is the relationship between tonal structures in music and in language. We tested the relationship between musical training and the ability to identify Mandarin tones in a group of non-Mandarin speakers. The dependent variable was the accuracy of tone identification in the mandarin phrases. A simple questionnaire was used to measure musical experience. Musical training and identification accuracy were related. Non-significant effects are discussed below.
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