Linguistic self-actualization

Abstract The author’s intention is to contribute to the interpretation of linguistic self-actualization as a specific form of human self-actualization. In the first part of the text, he discusses self-actualization from an anthropological, philosophical and psychological point of view, in order to be able to formulate a definition of the relevant term. He develops the thesis that self-actualization is a constitutional property of man as a being of his kind and a constituent of the individual, observable in his ontogenesis. He introduces the term self-actualization base and describes it as a structure that determines the authentic way of human activity. Against this background, he approaches the interpretation of language self-actualization and defines the terms mentalization, acquisition, and operational language self-actualization. For him, linguistic self-actualization is an activity by which the user responds to mentalization, socialization and flexible expression needs. How an individual realizes this activity depends on his will to freely navigate the world of signs, language rules and language operations, on his semiotic-practical, imitative and operational practical intelligence disposition, as well as on his decision-making disposition, applied when choosing from options in specific conditions of language use.