subvocalization
Inner speech while reading
Subvocalization is the silent internal speech that occurs when reading or thinking—the "voice in your head" that pronounces words without actually speaking them aloud.
Most readers subvocalize automatically, and while speed-reading techniques often aim to suppress it, research suggests it aids comprehension and memory.
The term also applies to barely audible muttering or lip movements during reading.
I catch myself subvocalizing when I read difficult passages.
Mental understanding of meaning
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- speed-readingFast text absorption technique
- articulationClear vocal expression
phonetics · enunciation · prosody · intonation · cadence · mouthing
Mental concept or reflection
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
- metacognitionAwareness of own reasoning
Self-generating action capacity
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
Speaking to oneself mentally
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
- self-questioningProbing one's own thoughts
Act of removing entirely
- reductionMaking something smaller
- chunkingDividing into manageable parts
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- hummingContinuous low-pitched sound
comprehension
Mental understanding of meaning
- decodingExtracting meaning from symbols
- fluencySmooth linguistic command
- speed-readingFast text absorption technique
articulation · phonetics · enunciation · prosody · intonation · cadence · mouthing
thought
Mental concept or reflection
- conceptualizationMental creation of ideas
- reasoningDrawing logical conclusions
- internalizationAbsorbing ideas as one's own
automaticity
Self-generating action capacity
- involuntaryNot under conscious control
- unconsciousNot awake or aware
- ingrainedFirmly established by habit
conditioning · pattern · tendency · second-nature · persistent
self-talk
Speaking to oneself mentally
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- self-reflectionExamining one's own mind
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
elimination
Act of removing entirely
- reductionMaking something smaller
- chunkingDividing into manageable parts
- visualizationForming mental or graphical images
- readingfluency, read, comprehension, readers, books
- reading skillsliteracy skills, decoding, grammar, fluency, comprehension
- inner thoughtsinner monologue, inner voice, self-talk, internal dialogue, thoughts
- inner dialogueself-talk, inner voice, inner dialogue, inner monologue, mental chatter
- speed readingskimming, scanning, chunking, reading fluency, pacing
subvocalizationvocalization
Producing sounds with voice
reading aloud · phonation · verbalization · articulation · utterance
advocate, vocal, vocabulary, vocalize, voiceless, invocation, vociferous, vocalization, subvocalize