Phonostylistic study of Spanish-speaking politicians: Populist vs. Conservative

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  • Carmen Patricia Pérez Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain Author

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https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2016/07/0032/000291

Abstract

Conservative and Populist politicians can be easily recognized thanks to their phonostyle characterized by specific prosodic patterns. In this study, I analyzed four politicians’ phonostyle in public ‘spontaneous’ speeches: Hugo Chavez (HC), José D. Ortega (JO), José R. Zapatero (Z) and Enrique Peña (EP). The acoustic analysis suggests that two main types of phonostyles can be found: a populist’s phonostyles (HC and JO) and a conservative one (Z and EP).

 

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01-01-2016

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Vol. 7 (2016): Proceedings of the 7th Tutorial and Research Workshop on Experimental Linguistics

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Phonostylistic study of Spanish-speaking politicians: Populist vs. Conservative. (2016). Linguistic Proceedings Series, 7(1), 143-146. https://doi.org/10.36505/ExLing-2016/07/0032/000291

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