ABSTRACT
In Freud's technique and theory of dream interpretation, even when words are misleading they take precedence over the deceptive imagery of the manifest dream. The chapter explains that translation of the dream into the dream-thoughts is the essence of dream interpretation. Nonetheless, one can legitimately examine his explicit and implicit understanding of the function of words and imagery in dreaming and ponder what light the model of the speech apparatus on the interpretation of dreams. Freud frequently gives the impression that dream-thoughts are organized as sentences whose grammatical structure calls for the ingenuity of the dream-work so that linguistic functions can be transformed into the imagery of the manifest dream. In the chapter review of Freud's work on dreams, it was surprised to find the direct continuity between his concepts in On Aphasia and many of his key ideas in relation to dream formation and interpretation.
