▁dream ing ▁conscious ness ▁is ▁pres umably ▁character ized ▁by ▁a ▁dimin ished ▁capacity ▁for ▁deliber ate ▁intention ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dream er ▁( including ▁intention ▁of ▁what ▁to ▁say ▁or , ▁as ▁script writer , ▁what ▁to ▁have ▁other ▁characters ▁say ) ▁and ▁a ▁dimin ished ▁attention ▁to , ▁or ▁dimin ished ▁ability ▁to ▁receive ▁and ▁monitor ▁feedback ▁from , ▁the ▁actions ▁( including ▁speech ▁acts ) ▁as ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁carried ▁out ▁in ▁the ▁dream . ▁The ▁characteristics ▁of ▁dialog ue ▁in ▁dream s ▁indicate ▁that ▁despite ▁the ▁pres umed ▁dimin ished ▁intention , ▁attention ▁and ▁feedback ▁on ▁the ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁dream er ▁as ▁speaker - listener ▁and ▁script writer , ▁the ▁utter ances ▁generated , ▁far ▁more ▁often ▁than ▁not , ▁are ▁sem ant ically ▁and ▁s ynt act ically ▁well - formed ▁and ▁appropriate ▁to ▁the ▁overall ▁scenario . ▁The ▁imp lication ▁is ▁that ▁the ▁human ▁capacity ▁for ▁language ▁in ▁general ▁( that ▁is , ▁in ▁every day ▁w ake ful ness ) ▁can ▁largely ▁rely ▁on ▁processes ▁which , ▁once ▁they ▁are ▁triggered ▁when ▁the ▁conditions ▁match ▁those ▁required ▁for ▁their ▁operation , ▁can ▁generate ▁ver bal ▁utter ances ▁automatically , ▁outside ▁of ▁aw aren ess ▁and ▁without ▁the ▁need ▁for ▁inter vention ▁by ▁the ▁speaker ▁except ▁at ▁points ▁where ▁some ▁critical ▁choice ▁is ▁made . ▁ ▁References ▁Notes ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Frank ▁He yn ick ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁Language ▁and ▁Its ▁Dist urban ces ▁in ▁Dream s : ▁The ▁P ione ering