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Psychology and grammar: The construction of autobiographical self
Published in:
Theory & Psychology, Vol: 11, Page: 147-170,Sage Publications
Publication Date:
2001
Aims & Objectives:
This is an interdisciplinary discussion bringing grammar to bear on questions of self and identity in children in the linguistic constructionist tradition of theorists
Abstract:
This is an interdisciplinary discussion bringing grammar to bear on questions of self and identity in children in the linguistic constructionist tradition of theorists like M. Bamberg, N. Budwig and D. I. Slobin, and in the spirit of theorists like J. S. Bruner and R. Harré who advocate the development and use of grammatical analysis as a research strategy in psychology. Psychology has always been interested in selfhood and the development of a sense of self, most recently those forms of social constructionism and discursive psychology that highlight the importance of discourse and language in the development and daily life of the individual. But if language and language development are to be central scholarly concerns for psychologists, it is important to explore the basic premise that using certain linguistic forms or constructions actually brings out certain types of discourse. This means looking not just at what is accomplished outside the individual by speaking in certain ways, but at how the individual is actually constructed via her or his own language choices, how one's sense of self, of identity, of agency, of moral responsibility, and so on, is constructed: the real-time effects of a speaker's grammatical choices and situated opinions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2008 APA, all rights reserved)
Authors:
Jean Quigley
Study Type:
Non Study Papers » Discussion paper, review, commentary, letter »
Notes:
0959-3543 1461-7447 Accession Number: 2001-00757-001. First Author & Affiliation: Quigley, Jean; Trinity Coll, Dept of Psychology, Dublin, Ireland. Other Journal Title: Theory & Psychology. Release Date: 20010411. Publication Type: Journal, (0100) Peer Reviewed Journal, (0110). Media Covered: Print. Media Available: Electronic; Print. Document Type: Journal Article. Language: English. Major Descriptor: Discourse Analysis; Ego Development; Linguistics; Psychological Theories; Self Concept. Minor Descriptor: Childhood Development; Constructivism. Classification: Psychosocial & Personality Development (2840) . Population: Human (10) . Age Group: Childhood (birth-12 yrs) (100) . References Available: Y.
Keywords:
- Childhood Development
- Constructivism
- Discourse Analysis
- Ego Development
- grammatical & discourse analysis & linguistic constructionism in theories of development of self & identity in children
- LINGUISTICS
- Psychological Theories
- Self Concept
Geography:
Republic of Ireland (Republic of Ireland)