There are a number of cues that the pig's head is not really speaking in Chapter 8. Simon mentions having a "little headache," letting us know he is not well. He realizes that the head "appeared to agree with him" about what's going on—meaning, it really doesn't. The biggest clue is probably the line "so that what was real seemed illusive and without definition." That's pretty much saying that what Simon sees isn't really what is happening, and that includes the pig's head speaking. Due to his personal state, and the emotional upheaval on the island, he's imagining it.
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