Maternal addressments and vocal production in the infans: the subject in construction

This study aimed to analyze the function of maternal addressing in the psychic constitution, considering the primary inscriptions that act on the infans and evidence the place of the scandid voice on the psychism. Based on Freud ’ s and Lacan ’ s studies, the article addresses the diachronic timing of the vocal production of babies, linking them to the synchronic moments of the constitution of the subject in psychoanalysis. This was an exploratory descriptive case study, and the participants were two babies and their mothers. Cases were longitudinally followed up; from the time the babies were one to 11 months old. The results reflect the primary nature of rhythm in the infans; the prosodic features of infant vocalizations; the onset of the voice of appeal and the articulate voice. We conclude that the body of the subject echoes the temporality of maternal speech from the very first addressments, as evidenced by the vocal manifestations of the infant.

Source: Psicologia em Estudo - May 12, 2021 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research