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ERIC Number: EJ231214
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Apr
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The Significance of Dialog in Vygotsky's Account of Social, Egocentric, and Inner Speech.
Wertsch, James V.
Contemporary Educational Psychology, v5 n2 p150-74 Apr 1980
Lev S. Vygotsky's concepts of social, egocentric, and inner speech are explained, and two of Vygotsky's basic arguments are reviewed: (1) that these forms of speech are dialogic; and (2) that cognitive functioning can be explained by its surrounding social foundations. (GDC)
Descriptors: Cognitive Development, Communication (Thought Transfer), Foreign Countries, Inner Speech (Subvocal), Language Processing, Literature Reviews, Problem Solving, Socialization, Speech Communication
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Information Analyses
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Dialogic Communication; Soviet Research; USSR; Vygotsky (Lev S)