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Homayounpour and Movahedi (2012) examine the impact of second-language use in psychoanalytic settings from the perspective of analysands. The two authors question what extent speaking in a second language impacts the self and psychoanalytic process. If words can convey how one expresses themself to the outside world, what does that mean for those who are speaking in a language that is not their mother tongue? This research integrates cultural analysis into the psychoanalytic setting and demonstrates the importance of thinking critically about language and culture in psychoanalysis.