Music and meaning: An evolutionary story

Psychology of Music

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 84-94

  Tolbert, Elizabeth ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 33645523493     PISSN: 03057356     EISSN: 17413087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0305735601291006     Document Type: Article

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