Prosodic features in Spanish audio descriptions of the VIW corpus
Machuca Ayuso, María Jesús (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Matamala, Anna (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)
Ríos Mestre, Antonio (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona)

Date:	2020
Abstract:	The aim of this study is to analyse the prosodic features of a corpus of audio descriptions in Spanish to determine the user preferences, both sighted and persons with sight loss. The analysis is contextualised by a thorough review of the guidelines and recommendations on voicing audio description. The corpus analysis is based on 10 audio descriptions produced by Spanish professionals. The audio descriptions are analysed in terms of duration, pitch and amplitude. Then a perception test involving 60 participants (31 persons with sight loss and 29 sighted persons) is carried out, using both male and female voices. This research has provided new knowledge in this field and has shown how preferences correlate with certain prosodic values. The results provide food for thought for service providers when selecting the most suitable voices for audio description.
Grants:	Agència de Gestió d'Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca 2017/SGR-113 Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad FFI2015-64038-P Agencia Estatal de Investigación PGC2018-096566-B-I00
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	Audio description ; Prosody ; Media Accessibility ; Speech Analysis ; Perception
Published in:	Monografías de traducción e interpretación, Núm. 12 (2020) , p. 53-77, ISSN 1989-9335

DOI: 10.6035/MonTI.2020.12.02

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