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Inner Speech on the Album For the World, Love, and Its Dirty Nadin Amizah Alyani, Sita; Mukhlis, Mukhlis; Kurniawan, Latif Anshori
Journal of English Language and Education Vol 10, No 6 (2025)
Publisher : Universitas Pahlawan Tuanku Tambusai

Show Abstract | Download Original | Original Source | Check in Google Scholar | DOI: 10.31004/jele.v10i6.1705

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This study discusses inner speech in the album For the World, Love, and Kotornya, by Nadin Amizah with a psycholinguistic approach. This study uses a descriptive qualitative method with reading and recording techniques for eleven songs in the album. Content analysis was used to find the types  of inner speech contained in song lyrics, such as egocentric speech, rhetorical inner question, and negative self-dialogue. The album has three phases: (1) self-hatred, (2) acceptance of love from others, and (3) self-love. These three phases describe the psychological dynamics that develop from rejection to self-acceptance, in line with the concept  of inner speech according to Vygotsky which serves as an introduction to self-reflection, a regulator of human emotions and behavior. These findings also reinforce the views of Alderson-Day Fernyhough (2015) and Oleś et al. (2020) on inner speech. Theoretically, this study emphasizes the relevance of the concept  of inner speech in shaping the meaning of linguistic expression in popular music works. Practically, this study extends the study of psycholinguistics into the realm of Indonesian music and shows that song lyrics can serve as a medium to understand a person's cognitive and emotional dynamics.