Sprognyheder

Music is neither instinct nor invention—or, from another perspective, music is both—and this debate provides an opportunity to remind ourselves that there is a third option for the origins of music, an option that I have argued may also underlie our writing and language capabilities.

Selvom Innu har været i kontakt med europæere i næsten 500 år, er deres sprog i forholdsvis god behold. Især ved Atlanterhavskysten taler alle Innu, og mindre børn er ofte etsprogede. Ud af ca 300 oprindelige sprog i Nordamerika er der måske ti tilbage der stadig læres som førstesprog. Innu er et af dem.

Her i weekenden blev sangen Jeg bli'r ved kåret som vinderen af børnenes MGP 2012. Jeg synes den stilistiske udeladelsesapostrof i bli'r er lidt pjattet, or der er aldrig nogen der siger [bliːˀvɐ/bliːʊ̯ˀɐ], så det er jo ikke fordi vi er i tvivl om hvorvidt ordet skal udtales med en eller to stavelser. Nå, men det er sådan et pædagogisk kneb lyrikforfattere benytter indimellem, måske fordi vi kan være tilbøjelige til en hyperdistinkt udtale når vi synger lejlighedssange og deslige.

Synger Madonna på dansk til foråret? Skrevet af: Henrik Føhns, 14:52 30. november 2011 Digital teknologi får Madonna til at synge på mange forskellige sprog - måske også dansk Hør udsendelsen Der findes et firma i New York, som egentlig oversætter bøger fra engelsk til kinisisk for at lære kinesere at tale engelsk. Med 100 millioner kinesere, der vil lære at tale engelsk, er der et kæmpe marked. Madonna er den mest populære kvindelige kunstner nogensinde. Hvis hendes nye singler i foråret 2012 bliver indspillet i fem hovedsprog, så har hun et potentielt langt større publikum.

The perceptual feature of sound known as pitch is fundamental to human hearing, allowing us to enjoy the melodies and harmonies of music and recognize the inflection of speech. Previous studies have suggested that a particular hotspot in the brain might be responsible for perceiving pitch. However, auditory neuroscientists are still hotly debating whether this "pitch center" actually exists. In a new review article, Daniel Bendor, Ph.D., of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, discusses a recent study claiming that this pitch center may not exist after all, or alternatively, may not be located where previous research has suggested.

A song contest to raise awareness of Europe's most endangered languages has been held in Italy. Organizers hope they can galvanize support to keep Asturian, Sami, Romansch and other languages alive. DW-WORLD.DE: German and European news, analysis and multimedia from Deutsche Welle - in 30 languages

Over the years pianists develop a particularly acute sense of the temporal correlation between the movements of the piano keys and the sound of the notes played. However, they are no better than non-musicians at assessing the synchronicity of lip movements and speech.

I 1975 gik Bamses Venner fra ukendt fritidsorkester til nr. 1 på Dansktoppen med ørehængeren Wimmersvej. Sangen var en blandt mange såkaldte undersættelser.

The "alternative" Eurovision Song Contest was staged on Saturday night, open only to entries in tongues which few people understand. Although they might not have known it, viewers tuning in to the Liet International Song Contest for minority languages heard lyrics in Sami, Vepsian, Udmurt and Rumantsch

Only artists who perform in obscure languages can compete in tonight's Liet International Song Contest

Canadian scientists who specialize in learning, memory and language in children have found exciting evidence that pre-schoolers can improve their verbal intelligence after only 20 days of classroom instruction using interactive, music-based cognitive training cartoons.

A study led by Canadian researchers has found the first evidence that lifelong musicians experience less age-related hearing problems than non-musicians.

Kompetent musikpædagogisk arbejde styrker ikke alene elevernes musikalske evner. Det øger også deres sproglige kompetencer, viser et musikprojekt på Søndermarkskolen i Horsens. 40 procent af indbyggerne i distriktet har en ikke-europæisk baggrund.

Wer babbelt, schnackt oder schwätzt, lebt hinter dem Mond, heißt es. Wirklich? Mit Dialekt kann man ziemlich cool sein. Drei Bands erklären, warum sie auf Platt, Badisch oder Sächsisch singen - Hörprobe inklusive.