Il ritmo del linguaggio e delle emozioni

Maria Grazia Turri

doi:10.4396/SFL2019ELE04

Maria Grazia Turri

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4396/SFL2019ELE04

Keywords: Rhythm, Imitation, Bipedalism, Language, Emotions, Motor System

Abstract

The rhythm has been a crucial role in acquisition of vocal language structure and in its application. Vocal language structure could be emerged thanks to the fact that the motor system of human body, on the one hand, operates in a structurally rhythmic way, on the other hand, the human body shows a special sensitivity to rhythm, and especially to rhythm defined by imitative and connective recurrence of movements, acts and actions. Among movements the emotions have played, and play, a key role for vocal language. Furthermore, linguistic structure is itself made up of motor movements, acts and actions, and its development may not have involved generally simultaneously the set of functional elements to vocalization and of hearing, which has made it clear that motor system is particularly sensitive to rhythm of sounds.

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