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[Alterity in psychopathologic language. 2. The "I" in soliloquy]
Annales Medico-Psychologiques
|December 1, 1982
Summary
This study explores how language expresses the self and the other. It finds that psychological language and Dostoevsky's "Douce" often lack active dialogue, hindering the ego's full sense.
Area of Science:
- Linguistics
- Psychology
- Literary Criticism
Context:
- Examines the concept of alterity and its linguistic marking.
- Investigates the role of pronouns (ego, you) in self-auto-nomination and dialogue.
- Analyzes psychological language and Dostoevsky's "Douce" for dialogic structures.
Purpose:
- To analyze how language utterances signify the relation with the 'other'.
- To demonstrate how private language (soliloquy) implicates self and other.
- To contrast active dialogic structures with monological or passive ones in psychological language and literature.
Summary:
- Alterity, the relation with the other, is linguistically marked through self-referential pronouns that maintain distinct attributions.
- An active dialogic structure, where 'ego' and 'you' maintain distinct roles, is crucial for the ego's complete sense.
- The analysis of psychological languages and Dostoevsky's "Douce" reveals a prevalence of monological or passive dialogical structures, contrasting with the ideal active dialogue.
Impact:
- Highlights the importance of active dialogue in language for psychological and literary analysis.
- Provides a framework for understanding the linguistic construction of self and other.
- Informs future research on the relationship between language, selfhood, and narrative structure.