A Simplified Vocal Profile Analysis Protocol for the Assessment of Voice Quality and Speaker Similarity

Segundo, Eugenia San; Mompean, Jose A.

doi:10.1016/j.jvoice.2017.01.005

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“…San Segundo, Tsanas & Gómez-Vilda (2017) propose a preliminary simplification of the VPA which enables the quantification of speaker similarity using Euclidean distances. San Segundo & Mompeán (2017) elaborate on the idea of extracting a VQ similarity index to compare speaker pairs, and also show that it is possible to obtain high intra-and inter-rater agreement using a simplified VPA version.…”

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The use of the Vocal Profile Analysis for speaker characterization: Methodological proposals

Segundo¹,

Foulkes²,

French³

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Journal of the International Phonetic Association

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Among phoneticians, the Vocal Profile Analysis (VPA) is one of the most widely used methods for the componential assessment of voice quality. Whether the ultimate goal of the VPA evaluation is the comparative description of languages or the characterization of an individual speaker, the VPA protocol shows great potential for different research areas of speech communication. However, its use is not without practical difficulties. Despite these, methodological studies aimed at explaining where, when and why issues arise during the perceptual assessment process are rare. In this paper we describe the methodological stages through which three analysts evaluated the voices of 99 Standard Southern British English male speakers, rated their voices using the VPA scheme, discussed inter-rater disagreements, and eventually produced an agreed version of VPA scores. These scores were then used to assess correlations between settings. We show that it is possible to reach a good degree of inter-rater agreement, provided that several calibration and training sessions are conducted. We further conclude that the perceptual assessment of voice quality using the VPA scheme is an essential tool in fields such as forensic phonetics but, foremost, that it can be adapted and modified to a range of research areas, and not necessarily limited to the evaluation of pathological voices in clinical settings.

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The use of the Vocal Profile Analysis for speaker characterization: Methodological proposals

Segundo¹,

Foulkes²,

French³

et al. 2018

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“…A simplified VPA protocol was used, focusing on cross-sectional (lingual), velopharyngeal, and phonatory settings. Repeated sequential listening was used to observe and record the scalar degree for each setting in succession (Laver et al, 1981; San Segundo & Mompean, 2017). We report the results for the three tongue body settings: tongue tip, tongue body front/backness, and tongue body height.…”

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“…The VPA is a detailed protocol for the auditory analysis of a speaker's voice quality in terms of their use of different vocal tract settings, judged against neutral reference settings. It is used in clinical and forensic work (San Segundo & Mompean, 2017), as well as for dialect study (Beck & Schaeffler, 2015; Stuart-Smith, 1999). Acoustic analysis of voice quality tends to focus on phonation, with ‘voice quality’ referring to laryngeal settings in much phonetic research (e.g., Garellek, Samlan, Garratt, & Kreiman, 2016).…”

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Voice quality and coda /r/ in Glasgow English in the early 20th century

Sóskuthy

Stuart‐Smith

2020

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We present acoustic and auditory analyses of changes to coda /r/ and voice quality in Glasgow English in the early twentieth century. Our initial acoustic analysis suggests that /r/ was weakening across the board based on an increase in F3. However, an auditory analysis of the same data finds no significant changes. An acoustic analysis of the same speakers’ vowels reveals that the shift in F3 is not unique to /r/. It reflects a change in voice quality, which we link to velarization using Vocal Profile Analysis. We then reanalyze the acoustic /r/ data, controlling for voice quality, and find only moderate changes that are restricted to females. These findings provide new evidence for diachronic changes in voice quality, contribute to our understanding of the development of /r/ in Glasgow English, and highlight the importance of investigating speech sounds in their broader context using multiple methodologies.

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“…A simplified VPA protocol was used, focussing on cross-sectional (lingual), velo-pharyngeal and phonatory settings. Repeated sequential listening was used to observe and record the scalar degree for each setting in succession (Laver et al 1981;San Segundo & Mompean 2017). We report the results for the three tongue body…”

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Voice quality and coda /r/ in Glasgow English in the early 20th century

Sóskuthy¹,

Stuart‐Smith²

2020

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We present acoustic and auditory analyses of changes to coda /r/ and voice quality in Glasgow English in the early 20th century. Our initial acoustic analysis suggests that /r/ was weakening across the board based on an increase in F3. However, an auditory analysis of the same data finds no significant changes. An acoustic analysis of the same speakers’ vowels reveals that the shift in F3 is not unique to /r/. It reflects a change in voice quality, which we link to velarisation using Vocal Profile Analysis. We then reanalyse the acoustic /r/ data controlling for voice quality, and find only moderate changes that are restricted to females. These findings provide new evidence for diachronic changes in voice quality, contribute to our understanding of the development of /r/ in Glasgow English, and highlight the importance of investigating speech sounds in their broader context using multiple methodologies.

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A Simplified Vocal Profile Analysis Protocol for the Assessment of Voice Quality and Speaker Similarity

Cited by 17 publications

References 31 publications

The use of the Vocal Profile Analysis for speaker characterization: Methodological proposals

The use of the Vocal Profile Analysis for speaker characterization: Methodological proposals

Voice quality and coda /r/ in Glasgow English in the early 20th century

Voice quality and coda /r/ in Glasgow English in the early 20th century

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