subvocalization

== English == === Etymology === From sub- + vocalization. === Noun === subvocalization (countable and uncountable, plural subvocalizations) (uncountable) The formation in thought of words or statements, which are expressed inwardly but not uttered aloud. (countable) Subvocal words or statements so formed. === References === “subvocalization”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present. Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Random House Webster's Unabridged Electronic Dictionary (1987-1996)