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The Universal Language

Music, Limbic, and Right-Hemisphere Speech

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Human speech, like a musical composition, consists of many elements, some of which are under the controlling influence of the left half of the brain, and others being mediated by the right brain or limbic system. Speech consists of more than vocabulary and grammar, but emotion, melody, pitch, and other paralinguistic nuances. What we recognize as human speech is the fusion of these different elements so that what we say is grammatical, emotional, melodic, and so on.

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Joseph, R. (1993). The Universal Language. In: The Naked Neuron. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6008-5_11

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