Nikola Anna Kompa
Biographic Data
| ID | 5995937 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nikola Anna Kompa |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nikola Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Kompa |
| SIGNATURE | KOMPA N A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Osnabrück University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5581-7371 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Inner speech and self-talk. A comparison
In this commentary, I compare inner speech and self-talk. First, I argue that the question of whether we can perform speech acts in inner speech can also be raised with regard to self-talk. Second, I hypothesize that different cognitive mechanisms are employed (to different degrees) in I-centered self-talk and you-centered self-talk. Third, I argue that certain functions of self-directed speech may be better served by I-centered self-talk and oth…
Inner Speech and ‘Pure’ Thought – Do we Think in Language
While the idea that thinking is a form of silent self-talk goes back at least to Plato, it is not immediately clear how to state this thesis precisely. The aim of the paper is to spell out the notion that we think in language by recourse to recent work on inner speech. To that end, inner speech and overt speech are briefly compared. I then propose that inner speaking be defined as a mental episode that substantially engages the speech production …
Inner speech as a cognitive tool—or what is the point of talking to oneself
Many higher cognitive tasks, such as problem-solving and deliberation are accompanied by the experience of an inner voice in our heads. In this paper, we develop the idea that our own inner speech supports these tasks. We approach the phenomenon of inner speech through a comparison with overt speech – a comparison that is suggested by a Vygotskian approach that focuses on how inner speech develops from overt speech during ontogeny. We argue for t…
The epistemic significance of non-epistemic factors
Epistemic evaluation and the need for ‘impure’ epistemic standards
That knowledge ascriptions exhibit some form of sensitivity to context is uncontroversial. How best to account for the context-sensitivity at issue, however, is the topic of heated debates. A certain version of nonindexical contextualism seems to be a promising option. Even so, it is incumbent upon any contextualist account to explain in what way and to what extent the epistemic standard operative in a particular context of epistemic evaluation i…
Creativity within and outside the linguistic system
In this paper, we distinguish two types of creativity (F-creativity and E-creativity; Sampson 2016) and briefly address the question of language change and linguistic innovation in language acquisition. Cognitively speaking, the two types of creativity may impose different cognitive demands on a speaker. But the most pressing question, from our point of view, is the question whether E-creativity itself is constrained or forces us to ‘transcend’ t…
Handbuch Sprachphilosophie
Wie hängt Sprache mit dem Denken zusammen? Ermöglicht oder verhindert sie es, die Wahrheit zu erfassen? Welche Rolle spielt sie für die zwischenmenschliche Kommunikation? - Dieses Handbuch skizziert d
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Handbuch Sprachphilosophie
Wie hängt Sprache mit dem Denken zusammen? Ermöglicht oder verhindert sie es, die Wahrheit zu erfassen? Welche Rolle spielt sie für die zwischenmenschliche Kommunikation? - Dieses Handbuch skizziert d
Creativity within and outside the linguistic system
In this paper, we distinguish two types of creativity (F-creativity and E-creativity; Sampson 2016) and briefly address the question of language change and linguistic innovation in language acquisition. Cognitively speaking, the two types of creativity may impose different cognitive demands on a speaker. But the most pressing question, from our point of view, is the question whether E-creativity itself is constrained or forces us to ‘transcend’ t…
Epistemic evaluation and the need for ‘impure’ epistemic standards
That knowledge ascriptions exhibit some form of sensitivity to context is uncontroversial. How best to account for the context-sensitivity at issue, however, is the topic of heated debates. A certain version of nonindexical contextualism seems to be a promising option. Even so, it is incumbent upon any contextualist account to explain in what way and to what extent the epistemic standard operative in a particular context of epistemic evaluation i…
The epistemic significance of non-epistemic factors
Inner Speech and ‘Pure’ Thought – Do we Think in Language
While the idea that thinking is a form of silent self-talk goes back at least to Plato, it is not immediately clear how to state this thesis precisely. The aim of the paper is to spell out the notion that we think in language by recourse to recent work on inner speech. To that end, inner speech and overt speech are briefly compared. I then propose that inner speaking be defined as a mental episode that substantially engages the speech production …
Inner speech as a cognitive tool—or what is the point of talking to oneself
Many higher cognitive tasks, such as problem-solving and deliberation are accompanied by the experience of an inner voice in our heads. In this paper, we develop the idea that our own inner speech supports these tasks. We approach the phenomenon of inner speech through a comparison with overt speech – a comparison that is suggested by a Vygotskian approach that focuses on how inner speech develops from overt speech during ontogeny. We argue for t…
Inner speech and self-talk. A comparison
In this commentary, I compare inner speech and self-talk. First, I argue that the question of whether we can perform speech acts in inner speech can also be raised with regard to self-talk. Second, I hypothesize that different cognitive mechanisms are employed (to different degrees) in I-centered self-talk and you-centered self-talk. Third, I argue that certain functions of self-directed speech may be better served by I-centered self-talk and oth…
Philosophy (5 works) · Cognition (4 works) · Epistemology (4 works) · Cognitive psychology (3 works) · Cognitive science (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Linguistics (3 works) · Philosophy and Theoretical Science (3 works) · Philosophy of language (3 works) · Philosophy of science (3 works)