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Expressing my feelings, not yours

Lookup NU author(s): Emeritus Professor Anders Holmberg

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Abstract

Three issues are taken up: (a) Why do some people never use self-talk?(b) Self-talk is not describing but expressing one’s feelings, a distinct type of speechact, which is part of the explanation why use of “you” is restricted in self-talk. (c) Theuse of “we” in self-talk.

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Author(s): Holmberg A

Publication type: Article

Publication status: Published

Journal: Theoretical Linguistics

Year: 2025

Volume: 51

Issue: 3-4

Pages: 253-258

Print publication date: 27/10/2025

Online publication date: 11/11/2025

Acceptance date: 20/05/2025

Date deposited: 24/01/2026

ISSN (print): 0301-4428

ISSN (electronic): 1613-4060

Publisher: De Gruyter Mouton

URL: https://doi.org/10.1515/tl-2025-2012

DOI: 10.1515/tl-2025-2012

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