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Vocal flexibility and prosodic strategies in a professional impersonator

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Objectives/Hypothesis: Voice imitation of a famous personality results in detection and reproduction of some vocal features, including spectral characteristics but also prosody, speech flow or articulatory patterns. The objective of this study is to describe vocal flexibility in one of the best French impersonators, and to determine his strategies. Study design: Prospective study Method: We have downloaded the recording of a political speech by former French President Jacques Chirac, who we have chosen for his very specific and recognizable voice. After transcription, we asked one professional impersonator and 4 control subjects to do several readings in their natural voice and in a spontaneous imitation task (i.e. without any listening of Chirac's recording). In order to facilitate the control subject's task, we made an additional recording after having them listen to the target sample. Using Praat freeware, we have compared several prosodic measurements taken on each sample: pitch, pitch range, articulatory speed, pauses duration, and number of pauses. Results: Results showed significant modifications in the participant's prosody, and significant differences in the strategies used by the professional impersonator and the control group. Conclusion: The professional impersonator's imitation strategy lies in the reproduction of global characteristics and instant alignment of prosodic variations.
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hal-01486718 , version 1 (10-03-2017)

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Joana Révis, Céline de Looze, Antoine Giovanni. Vocal flexibility and prosodic strategies in a professional impersonator. Journal of Voice, 2013, 27-4, pp.9. ⟨hal-01486718⟩
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