This book brings together selected revised papers representing a
multidisciplinary approach to language, music, and gesture, as well as
their interaction. Among the number of multidisciplinary and comparative
studies of the structure and organization of language and music, the
presented book broadens the scope with the inclusion of gesture problems
in the analyzed spectrum. A unique feature of the presented collection
is that the papers, compiled in one volume, allow readers to see
similarities and differences in gesture as an element of non-verbal
communication and gesture as the main element of dance. In addition to
enhancing the analysis, the data on the perception and comprehension of
speech, music, and dance in regard to both their functioning in a
natural situation and their reflection in various forms of performing
arts makes this collection extremely useful for those who are interested
in human cognitive abilities and performing skills.
The book begins with a philosophical overview of recent
neurophysiological studies reflecting the complexity of higher cognitive
functions, which references the idea of the baroque style in art being
neither linear nor stable. The following papers are allocated into 5
sections. The papers of the section "Language-Music-Gesture As Semiotic
Systems" discuss the issues of symbolic and semiotic aspects of
language, music, and gesture, including from the perspective of their
notation. This is followed by the issues of "Language-Music-Gesture
Onstage" and interaction within the idea of the "World as a Text." The
papers of "Teaching Language and Music" present new teaching methods
that take into account the interaction of all the cognitive systems
examined. The papers of the last two sections focus on issues related
primarily to language: The section "Verbalization Of Music And Gesture"
considers the problem of describing musical text and non-verbal behavior
with language, and papers in the final section "Emotions In Linguistics
And Ai-Communication Systems" analyze the ways of expressing emotions in
speech and the problems of organizing emotional communication with
computer agents.
