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Measuring Prosodic Entrainment in Conversation: A Review and Comparison of Different Methods.

Joanna Kruyt^1,2, Dorina de Jong^3,4, Alessandro D'Ausilio^3,4

¹Institute of Informatics, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia.

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Analyzing prosodic entrainment subtypes using 12 methods revealed significant result variance. Different methods appear to capture distinct aspects of entrainment, impacting future research directions.

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Area of Science:

Linguistics
Computational Linguistics
Speech Communication

Background:

Prosodic entrainment, the alignment of speech characteristics between speakers, is crucial for conversational interaction.
Understanding the subtypes of prosodic entrainment and the methodologies used to measure them is essential for advancing research in human communication.

Approach:

This study analyzed prosodic entrainment on fundamental frequency features within the LUCID corpus using 12 distinct computational methods.
Measures were applied across local (adjacent utterances), global (larger time frames), and time-series based timescales.

Key Points:

Significant variance was observed across the results generated by the 12 different entrainment analysis methods.
Each method demonstrated a unique sensitivity, suggesting they capture subtly different facets of prosodic entrainment.

Conclusions:

The findings highlight the methodological complexity in studying prosodic entrainment.
Researchers must carefully consider method selection, as different approaches yield varied insights into conversational alignment.