This text provides a critical examination of Saint Augustine's conception of language acquisition and the process of naming as presented in his Confessions. Augustine’s model, which relies on the observation of adults and the association of words with objects through physical gestures and facial expressions, is subjected to detailed analysis. The critique argues that Augustine reduces language to the mere designation of objects, thereby overlooking deeper dimensions of speech, such as the expression of spiritual states or the existential experience of living within thought. A central point of the critique is that Augustine fails to distinguish between archaic mythical thinking, which lacks distance between the meaner and the meant, and modern conceptual thinking. The author emphasizes that the primary property of language lies in discourse within larger units and narratives, where re-presented experience plays a crucial role. This aspect is often forgotten in the European tradition because it is handled unconsciously as a remnant of myth. Ultimately, the text reveals the limitations of a purely referential understanding of language and advocates for a deeper recognition of its narrative functions.