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Handtalk Posted 14 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation

Actual vs metal pronunciation

I have a question for native English speakers.

When you read silently, is the pronunciation you form mentally any different from the one you would produce when reading aloud?

I'm especially interested in when you read fricative sounds, like "s", "z", "f", "v", "th", etc. Does your mind produce the friction/hissing sounds just like you would when you read aloud?

Thanks in advance.
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When I read silently, I don't think I form any pronunciation.

— Mister Micawber

  • When I read silently, I don't think I form any pronunciation.
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When I read silently, I don't think I form any pronunciation.
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Thanks for the reply, Mr. Micawber.
Mister MicawberWhen I read silently, I don't think I form any pronunciation.
But, could you hear a voice in your head as you read if you wanted to?
I'd like to know if the mentally produced image of your speech sounds/feels different from your actual speech.

If it is not the case for you, then is there anyone else
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handtalkWhen you read silently, is the pronunciation you form mentally any different from the one you would produce when reading aloud?
If I form any mental image of the sounds, they are exactly as I would make them if I were saying them aloud.
handtalkI'm especially interested in when you read fricative sounds, like "s", "z", "f", "v",
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Thanks, CalifJim.

My inner speech/ear has much weaker or almost imperceptible friction/hissing sounds, while my overt speech has rather strong ones.
The lack of strong friction/hissing sounds in my inner speech/ear may have something to do with my native language, Japanese, which does not have (or distinguish) these sounds.
Anyway.

Thanks, again.
handtalk.
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This may change after you've had several more years of exposure to English.

CJ
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