The Relation between Language and Thought in Auditory Verbal Hallucination and Delusional Speech of Schizophrenic Patients: The Analytic Philosophy Perspective

The relation between language and thought has been studied from different perspectives. Analytic philosophy with language as its core subject، considers the mentioned relation as the main subject of analysis، which is clearly traceable in the speech of the individuals who have deficiency either in their thought or in their language. Hence، the speech of those schizophrenic patients who have no problem in their language، but have thought disorders could be an appropriate choice. This paper was aimed to present an analysis based on analytic philosophy، on the relation of language and thought in such patients، indicative in their Auditory Verbal Hallucinations (AVHs) and delusions. The framework was the philosophy of mind، which considers the nature، state and functions of mind، and also discusses the foundation of the Theory of Mind (ToM). Disorders of ToM will lead to auditory verbal hallucinations and delusional speech، both based on inner speech.