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You probably do even if you do not realize it. Can you spot incorrect use of "a" vs. "an" in text? You're subvocalizing. Are you unable to read while talking?
by zelly 7y ago
You probably do even if you do not realize it.
Can you spot incorrect use of "a" vs. "an" in text? You're subvocalizing.
Are you unable to read while talking? You're subvocalizing.
The idea of not-subvocalizing is to see text as images. You should be able to recognize chunks of words like you recognize different types of emojis or types of dogs. It is completely different from the way everyone learned to read.
I can not-subvocalize after much practice but only temporarily.
I don't recommend it. It's useless on the same level as learning Dvorak.
- NateEag 7y agoYour presumption that I'm wrong about my own experience is, well, presumptive. Your tests for subvocalizing are not all correct (spotting "a" vs. "an" does not require subvocalizing). I do experience text as visual stimulus without sound, and I do process it in clumps. As I mentioned elsewhere in the thread, I once experienced reading multiple lines simultaneously, perceiving not just sentences but paragraphs all at once. It was quite a rush. It's not something I can control, or something I can do on command, but I think it is decent evidence that I don't subvocalize.