What Pinnipeds Have to Say about Human Speech, Music, and the Evolution of Rhythm

Andrea Ravignani; W. Tecumseh Fitch; Frederike D. Hanke; Tamara Heinrich; Bettina Hurgitsch; Sonja A. Kotz; Constance Scharff; Angela S. Stoeger; Bart De Boer

doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00274

What Pinnipeds Have to Say about Human Speech, Music, and the Evolution of Rhythm

Andrea Ravignani, W. Tecumseh Fitch, Frederike D. Hanke, Tamara Heinrich, Bettina Hurgitsch, Sonja A. Kotz, Constance Scharff, Angela S. Stoeger, Bart De Boer

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Research on the evolution of human speech and music benefits from hypotheses and data generated in a number of disciplines. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the high relevance of pinniped research for the study of speech, musical rhythm, and their origins, bridging and complementing current research on primates and birds. We briefly discuss speech, vocal learning, and rhythm from an evolutionary and comparative perspective. We review the current state of the art on pinniped communication and behavior relevant to the evolution of human speech and music, showing interesting parallels to hypotheses on rhythmic behavior in early hominids. We suggest future research directions in terms of species to test and empirical data needed.

Original language	English
Article number	274
Pages (from-to)	1-9
Number of pages	9
Journal	Frontiers in Neuroscience
Volume	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00274
Publication status	Published - 20 Jun 2016
Event	EvoLang XI - Louisiana, New Orleans, United States Duration: 21 Feb 2016 → 25 Mar 2016

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Evolution of Speech

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FWOTM844: FWO Outgoing [PEGASUS]² Marie Sklodowska-Curie Fellowship Partnership agreement Andrea Ravignani
Ravignani, A. & De Boer, B.
1/04/17 → 31/03/20
Project: Fundamental
EU398: ABACUS: Advancing Behavioral and Cognitive Understanding of Speech
Van Der Ham, A., Little, H. R., Eryilmaz, K., Filippi, P., Rasilo, H., Ravignani, A., De Boer, B. & Thompson, W.
1/02/12 → 31/01/17
Project: Fundamental

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What Pinnipeds Have to Say about Human Speech, Music, and the Evolution of Rhythm. / Ravignani, Andrea; Fitch, W. Tecumseh; Hanke, Frederike D.; Heinrich, Tamara; Hurgitsch, Bettina; Kotz, Sonja A.; Scharff, Constance; Stoeger, Angela S.; De Boer, Bart.

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