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- noun not countable The formation in
thought ofwords orstatements , which are expressedinwardly but not utteredaloud . - noun countable
Subvocal words or statements so formed.
Etymologies
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Examples
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It helps you get rid of that inner-monologue or "subvocalization" and get better at comprehension while you go.
Archive 2009-12-01 Bryce L. 2009
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It helps you get rid of that inner-monologue or "subvocalization" and get better at comprehension while you go.
Speed Reading Bryce L. 2009
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I haven't read the Brooks book* in about a zillion years, but do people constantly think of their own names or identities when engaging in a personal monologue/subvocalization.
ccfinlay: Two quick stories... ccfinlay 2005
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After a hasty subvocalization to his computer, he said, “How sorry are you?”
STARCRAFT GHOST NOVA KEITH R.A. DECANDIDO 2006
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Zajonc (1984, 243) cites an earlier finding that some people find mental arithmetic impossible when they are asked to suppress subvocalization, and speculates on the rich interconnections between body and brain: some musicians always make certain gestures in the process of reaching certain notes; “suppose that a good part of musical memory is in fact lodged in these movements …” (244).
The Muse in the Machine David Gelernter 1994
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Pasgen saw the mage's fingers move, heard the subvocalization of some spell.
This Scepter'd Isle Lackey, Mercedes 2004
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He plowed through the equations, moving his lips slightly in unconscious subvocalization.
The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein Heinlein, Robert A. 1966
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The Thryman did not read a man's mind as such, but read the patterns of subvocalization.
The Long Way Home Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1955
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The advantages and disadvantages of subvocalization.
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This will help break common bad reading habits that slow you down (i.e. subvocalization and regression ...) ..
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