What language is your inner voice?

The critical inner voice can be thought of as the language of the defensive process. It has been defined as an integrated system of thoughts and attitudes, antithetical toward self and hostile toward others that is at the core of an individual’s maladaptive behavior.

What does it mean to dream in a language you dont know?

Maybe dreaming in another language is an expression of our desire for linguistic and cultural ‘insiderness’, tapping into the sense of belonging that a new language can bring. Whether you consider it a linguistic milestone or not, it definitely indicates a strong awareness of and engagement with new language.

What is inner speech Vygotsky?

Inner speech is a form of internalized, self-directed dialogue: talking to oneself. The phrase inner speech was used by Russian psychologist Lev Vygotsky to describe a stage in language acquisition and the process of thought.

Is dreaming in Spanish really a native language?

Dreaming in Spanish is sadly one of the last remaining traces of evidence that Spanish was once my native language, my mother tongue. Just as sad, the last time I was truly fluent in any language was 60 years ago, when I was 10 years. That is not to say that I am not proficient in English or in other languages.

What does it mean to dream about two languages?

Once again, the complementarity principle is at work here: depending on the situation and the person we are dreaming about, we will use the one language, the other, or both. One interesting aspect of dreams in bilinguals is that some people have reported speaking a language fluently in a dream when they are not actually fluent in that language.

What do dreams about being bilingual mean?

One interesting aspect of dreams in bilinguals is that some people have reported speaking a language fluently in a dream when they are not actually fluent in that language. Linguist Veroboj Vildomec reported that a multilingual who spoke some Russian dreamed that he was speaking fluent Russian.

What drives language choice in inner speech?

University of London linguist, Jean-Marc Dewaele, has examined the factors governing language choice in inner speech. Among them we find the language that is dominant, when and where the languages were acquired, the bilingual’s proficiency in these languages, the frequency of language use, and the size of the speaker’s social network.