The Divided Self in Language and in Dreams
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https://doi.org/10.33898/rdp.v30i112.257Keywords:
dreams, language and dreams, split self, representation of the self, metaphorAbstract
It has been observed by numerous scholars that the self can be represented in dreams through more than one character. At the same time, linguists have identified a series of patterns in language in which the self is divided into different entities. In view of the conspicuous parallelism, it seems justified to ask whether both phenomena are related. Being myself a linguist, in this article I will use the patterns that can be observed in language to try to flesh out a model of how the self is represented in dreams. By means of several examples, it will be shown that dreams exhibit patterns that mirror what can be detected in language. The aim of the paper is to sketch out a tool that can be used when working with dreams, thus complementing the existing methods and approaches.
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