What's the difference between somniloquism and somniloquy?
Somniloquism
Definition:
(n.) The act or habit of talking in one's sleep; somniloquy.
Example Sentences:
(1) Bruxism was reported most frequently (22%) followed by somniloquism (17%) and insomnia (14.9%).
(2) Eight hundred and forty-six Chinese adolescents were surveyed concerning sleep behaviours including insomnia, nightmares, somniloquism, somnambulism, bruxism, and enuresis.
Somniloquy
Definition:
(n.) A talking in sleep; the talking of one in a state of somnipathy.
Example Sentences:
(1) These patients had none of the usual causes of excessive daytime somnolence but during sleep exhibited stereotypic body movements, tachycardia, respiratory disturbances, somniloquy, and transient arousals in a repetitive fashion.