Pitch at the crossroads: Experimental approaches to the language–music connection

Vincent Nwosu (U. of Calgary)

Description:  This workshop explores the intersection of linguistic and musical pitch through experimental and cross-cultural perspectives. Bringing together phoneticians, phonologists, and music cognition researchers, it examines how tone, intonation, and melody interact across language and music. Topics include tone–melody mapping, pitch scaling, and timing across modalities. By integrating methods from laboratory phonology, music analysis, and ethnography, the workshop redefines “pitch” as a unified domain of inquiry, looking back on foundational work in tone and intonation while charting new directions for cross-domain research.