# 10 ways in which music is like language and 8 (more important) ways in which it is not

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The piece compares music and language to show that their shared structural features do not erase fundamental differences in meaning, acquisition, and dialogue.

Blog post · Metaphor Hacker · 19 March 2018

## Where it lives

- [Read it on Metaphor Hacker (metaphorhacker.net)](https://metaphorhacker.net/2018/03/10-ways-in-which-music-is-like-language-and-8-more-important-ways-in-which-it-is-not/)

## About this item

- Type: Blog post
- Published: 19 March 2018
- Published in: Metaphor Hacker
- Language: English

Topics: language, music, metaphor.

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