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This article provides an exploration of the theories and studies of speech in communication and cognition in language learning. In Vygotskian perspectives of sociocultural theory, language is seen as a continuum of social speech (overt talk-in-interaction with others), private speech(talking to the self) and inner speech(covert speech for cognition) in relation to internalization. Embracing this aspect, this paper discusses core notions of sociocultural theory in language learning and then reviews recent SLA studies in private and inner speech, types and functions of the speech, relevance of L2 reading and private speech, and gesticulation.