Donald Duck's voice is produced using buccal speech.
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Reference sources describe buccal speech as the technique commonly associated with Donald Duck talk, though sources also note that the original voice actor disputed its use.
... Buccal speech: An alternative way of speaking that does not use the lungs or larynx. In buccal speech, air is stored ... Donald Duck talk,” as the famous Disney character is the quintessen- tial example of buccal speech in the mass ...
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speech is speech using an airstream mechanism that uses features other than the glottis to create voicing. There are three types: esophageal, buccal,
Alaryngeal speech is speech using an airstream mechanism that uses features other than the glottis to create voicing. There are three types: esophageal, buccal, and pharyngeal speech. Each of these uses an alternative method of creating phonation to substitute for the vocal cords in the larynx. These forms of alaryngeal speech are also called "pseudo-voices".
This is created by producing an air bubble between the left (or right) upper jaw and the cheek that can act as an alternative "lung". The person then uses muscular action to drive the air through a small gap between or behind the teeth into the mouth. The sound so produced makes a high rough sound. This then is articulated to make speech. It is usually acquired as a taught or self-learnt skill for entertainment. It can be used as a method of singing. It is also known as Donald Duck talk due to its alleged use by Clarence Charles "Ducky" Nash for the voice of the Disney Donald Duck character (though Nash claims that buccal speech is not used for this character).
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