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Reframing self-talk in endurance sports using grammatical taxonomy

  • Mikkel Wallentin

    Mikkel Wallentin works in the interdisciplinary field between language, cognition and neuroscience. He is also a fiction author and playwright, and for this paper it is important to mention that he has been a keen exercise runner for more than 30 years.

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    and Johanne S. K. Nedergaard

    Johanne S. K. Nedergaard is a cognitive scientist, working on inner speech related topics. She has both conducted a structured review on the use and effect of verbal interference paradigms and has conducted studies investigating the role of inner speech in endurance and attention. She plays rugby.

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Abstract

In this theoretical paper, we use a linguistic vocabulary to reframe self-talk in endurance sport through a focus on grammatical function. Self-talk often works as speech acts, a kind of communicative action, e.g. where a self-talker is using the imperative mood to accomplish some goal with respect to herself (Come on!). Auxiliary modal verbs work across three main types of utterances: Deontic modality involving permission and obligation; dynamic modality involving ability and willingness; epistemic modality involving probabilistic judgements. In self-talk, these all function to establish a hypothetical domain for further reflection. Self-distance can be negotiated using 1st and 2nd person pronouns (I/you) and spatial demonstratives (this/that). Sentiment is communicated using adjectives, while negation may yield a means for impulse control. We can question our own utterances and use interjections to communicate surprise. These are all vital mental tools in endurance sports and an increased awareness of their functions in self-talk research will likely yield better self-talk interventions and lead to better performance for athletes.


Corresponding author: Mikkel Wallentin, Department of Linguistics, Cognitive Science and Semiotics, Center of Functionally Integrative Neuroscience, Interacting Minds Centre, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, E-mail:

About the authors

Mikkel Wallentin

Mikkel Wallentin works in the interdisciplinary field between language, cognition and neuroscience. He is also a fiction author and playwright, and for this paper it is important to mention that he has been a keen exercise runner for more than 30 years.

Johanne S. K. Nedergaard

Johanne S. K. Nedergaard is a cognitive scientist, working on inner speech related topics. She has both conducted a structured review on the use and effect of verbal interference paradigms and has conducted studies investigating the role of inner speech in endurance and attention. She plays rugby.

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