Speaking to a common tune: Between-speaker convergence in voice fundamental frequency in a joint speech production task.

ABSTRACT: Recent research on speech communication has revealed a tendency for speakers to imitate at least some of the characteristics of their interlocutor's speech sound shape. This phenomenon, referred to as phonetic convergence, entails a moment-to-moment adaptation of the speaker's speech targets to the perceived interlocutor's speech. It is thought to contribute to setting up a conversational common ground between speakers and to facilitate mutual understanding. However, it remains uncertain to what extent phonetic convergence occurs in voice fundamental frequency (F0), in spite of the major role played by pitch, F0's perceptual correlate, as a conveyor of both linguistic information and communicative cues associated with the speaker's social/individual identity and emotional state. In the pre

SUBMITTER: Aubanel V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7197779 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature