--- abstract: 'In this presentation I use recent empirical evidence and theoretical analyses concerning the importance of language in consciousness. Preliminary clinical and neuropsychological data indicate that inner speech is deeply linked to self-awareness; also, four hypotheses concerning the crucial role inner speech plays in self-focus are presented. I conclude by proposing that genuine consciousness (i.e., self-awareness) is impossible without language. ' altloc: - http://www2.mtroyal.ab.ca/~amorin/Barcelona.pdf chapter: ~ commentary: ~ commref: ~ confdates: 'May 31-June 3, 2002' conference: Association for the Scientific Study of Consciousness – Language & Consciousness. confloc: 'Barcelona, Spain' contact_email: ~ creators_id: [] creators_name: - family: Morin given: Alain honourific: '' lineage: '' date: 2002 date_type: published datestamp: 2002-10-31 department: ~ dir: disk0/00/00/24/88 edit_lock_since: ~ edit_lock_until: ~ edit_lock_user: ~ editors_id: [] editors_name: [] eprint_status: archive eprintid: 2488 fileinfo: /style/images/fileicons/application_pdf.png;/2488/1/Barcelona.pdf full_text_status: public importid: ~ institution: ~ isbn: ~ ispublished: unpub issn: ~ item_issues_comment: [] item_issues_count: 0 item_issues_description: [] item_issues_id: [] item_issues_reported_by: [] item_issues_resolved_by: [] item_issues_status: [] item_issues_timestamp: [] item_issues_type: [] keywords: Language; consciousness; self-awareness; inner speech. lastmod: 2011-03-11 08:55:00 latitude: ~ longitude: ~ metadata_visibility: show note: ~ number: ~ pagerange: ~ pubdom: FALSE publication: ~ publisher: ~ refereed: TRUE referencetext: ~ relation_type: [] relation_uri: [] reportno: ~ rev_number: 12 series: ~ source: ~ status_changed: 2007-09-12 16:45:07 subjects: - brain-img - dev-psy succeeds: ~ suggestions: ~ sword_depositor: ~ sword_slug: ~ thesistype: ~ title: On the importance of inner speech for self-awareness type: confposter userid: 3466 volume: ~