The expressive dimension of inner speech

This article is a theoretical proposal about the expressive dimension of inner speech, a phenomenon that emphasizes the Karl Buhler ’ s proposal in relation to the expressiveness of the language; the Heinz Werner ´s studies about a physiognomic-organismic dimension of human language and the theoretical and empirical approach of Lev Vygotsky about the phenomenon of inner speech in human experience. It is concluded that some passages of Vygotsky ’ s work are the keys to the comprehension of the expressive inner speech, specifically the influence of affective-volitional sphere in the development of thought and language. Finally, is proposed an integration of Vygotsky ’ s monological conception of the inner speech, the Wernerian notion of physio-organismic language and the B ühlerian proposal of the expressive dimension of human language, for an integrative comprehension of the expressiveness of the inner speech.

Source: Psicologia USP - December 18, 2017 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research