Language and "Self-Expression" (2)

[Sydney Lamb]

Yes, there is research on slips of the tongue in inner speech.
They show the same patterns as slips in audible speech.
Done by Peter Reich, or by someone he knows -- I'll copy him on
this message. I too have noticed speech errors in my inner
speech.

All best,   - Syd Lamb

On Mon, 30 Apr 2007, Johanna Rubba wrote:

>
> As to "talking to oneself", it certainly does involve speech. I have
> made speech errors while talking to myself (not out loud -- solely in
> my head). There is probably research somewhere that shows activation
> in the motor cortex and perhaps even the speech muscles that
> sometimes accompanies talking to oneself -- maybe someone on the list
> knows this for a fact. I believe I have read or heard something to
> that effect regarding people who subvocalize when they read.
>
> I posted a message about language and communication on the Pirahã
> thread, but it never appeared. I wonder if I sent it only to a single
> address. If you received a message, could you send it back to me to
> post, or post it for me?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dr. Johanna Rubba, Associate Professor, Linguistics
> Linguistics Minor Advisor
> English Department
> California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
> E-mail: jrubba at calpoly.edu
> Tel.: 805.756.2184
> Dept. Ofc. Tel.: 805.756.2596
> Dept. Fax: 805.756.6374
> URL: http://www.cla.calpoly.edu/~jrubba
>
>
>


Sydney M. Lamb			http://www.ruf.rice.edu/~lamb/
Linguistics and Cognitive Sciences
Rice University, Houston, TX