Who is the voice when you read the book?

Question

Okay this question may sound weird.

So let's start.

When I read a book, an article or antyhing that's consisted by words. I can't say it's totaly quite in my head, there is some kind of a voice reading it up for me. Don't you think so ? But hey were does it have it grounds really ? Anyone who has an idea ?

Answer 1

You are the voice. You are always the narrator of anything you read silently. The being that is you, the voice in your head, your mind, your soul, your spirit. It's you.

Answer 2

One of the decisions a writer has to make is what the view point will be in the writing. A author may choose omniscient where everything is described as it occurs even though no one in the story or indeed no human being could observe what is going on. At the other extreme is first person, where everything told in the story must be witnessed by the viewpoint character. If the character isn't there or isn't told about something, it doesn't appear to the reader. In between are various multi-viewpoint methods - the view may be one character in one chapter and another in the next or be fixed in one locale while the characters wander in and we assemble what is going on in our heads. An author may start off omniscient and then drop into the thoughts and view point of a single character.
Some readers like first person narrative, others much prefer the over view. John Dos Pasos wrote several books that explored the possibilities. S.M.Stirling's books of alternate history, especially the 3 starting with Dies the Fire, bounce around the viewpoint a lot to cover events occurring in several places that will come together later.

Answer 3

You might remember when u were in school the teacher used to tell you to read aloud. This technique is basically used to ensure that u actually register what u are saying and dont miss anything. With maturity, the mind automatically internalises this voice, which is what u hear as the inner voice. This has a disadvantage in the fact that it slows down your reading speed, almost down to the speed with which u talk. U can try an experiment - while reading something, try to manipulate your inner voice to talk some gibberish - anything, say la-la-la...u might not be able to register clearly what u are reading, and this indicates to what extent u are dependent on this inner voice. With practice, u can actually make urself able to read (and register) stuff u read without the inner voice.This will increase ur reading speed. However, the depth of understanding u get will be inevitably reduced. U might notice that the voice is not present when u're not really attending to what u're reading,and u might have to read the same stuff again and again to actually register it. Sometimes it also dissapears during loud reading, which is because it is simply not required that time.

U can actually control ur "inner" voice to be present when reading some "heavy" stuff and read without it when doing some easy reading.

Happy Reading ;-)

Answer 4

That voice is created by your mind, and your mind uses subconscious associations to create it. You will be aware of a lot of things when you start reading a book already - the author's gender, his or her nationality and reputation, etc. I have a slightly different voice for every book I read. Stephen King has a silky, feline, American voice with a delightfully cynical touch, Douglas Adams speaks haughty Oxford English, a bit like John Cleese in many movies... it's the audio center of your imagination, fed by your knowledge.

Answer 5

This question touches basis with Psychology. I am certain for sure it happens but on a case to case basis. It is the work of our mind's imagination bringing into context an audio-visual illusion of the author . By this, I also believe it has something to do with the depth of emotional, psychological and social attachments to the author if not, how deeply you are internally absorbed by what you are reading putting yourself as one of the characters; hence you could be reading a story but you don't hear the voice, and don't see the spatial presence-why? because you are not familiar with the author and/or you haven't been totally interested with the story. I am saying this as not limited possible reasons.
It happens to me all the time, with one person. I sometimes see him as how he looked like and sounded like when he was young; other times I see him as grown up man. And not only do I see optical-audio illusion, i also see facial expression connoting his emotions, either he is sad, angry or happy.

Answer 6

Many people do this, they just don't want to admit to it. When reading a book, especially one with different characters, the voices are created to make the book come more to life. It makes the story more interesting, and easier to read.

I see this as having a vivid imagination, which means having a strong mind. It's nothing crazy about this. It's just the people who don't understand, or aren't capable of this great feat of self mind control.

Answer 7

At the time of Moses, Egypt believed the organ enclosed by the skull had no purpose, and at death it was pulled out through the nose by narrow rods with hooked ends. Egypt believed thought
came from the central body, and since Moses was raised by Egypt we may assume his brain was presumed by him as not a party in dealings he had with The Old Testament God. Exactly whom, I'd ask, can be credited with thinking a brain had purpose?
That is when someone first had to answer your question.

Answer 8

I believe it's the proof you have a soul and mind that is hardwired to your physical brain.

Below is a link to a Yahoo discussion in Health in October 2006 you might find interesting. It has the article and al lot of comments.

Answer 9

It's my own voice as I read some texts. Others times, it's just a quick glance and a gathering of what I see.

Answer 10

The voice is, usually for me, the formulated character that comes forth from the book that I am reading