- Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies
- Discourse Analysis in Language Studies
- Language, Metaphor, and Cognition
- Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
- Multilingual Education and Policy
- Linguistic Variation and Morphology
- Digital Communication and Language
- Translation Studies and Practices
- EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning
- Linguistic research and analysis
- Linguistics, Language Diversity, and Identity
- Emotions and Moral Behavior
- Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare
- Rhetoric and Communication Studies
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- Historical Linguistics and Language Studies
- Law in Society and Culture
- Second Language Learning and Teaching
- Chinese history and philosophy
- Emotional Labor in Professions
- Language, Communication, and Linguistic Studies
- Religion and Society Interactions
- Gender Studies in Language
- Cultural Differences and Values
- Linguistics and language evolution
University of Maribor
2023-2025
Dalian University of Foreign Languages
2013-2025
Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics
2013-2025
Universität Hamburg
2021-2024
Hellenic American University
2021-2024
Bridge University
2024
University of Cambridge
2024
University of Toronto
2024
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
2007-2021
Volgograd State University
2021
Evaluation is an important aspect of (im)politeness, and this article explores it from interdisciplinary perspective. It starts by considering the East–West debate in politeness theory argues that both emic etic approaches to research can contribute usefully deliberations. then maintains that, if we are understand impact culture on people’s (im)politeness evaluations, need unpack concept more thoroughly. proposes useful insights be obtained Haidt’s (e.g. Haidt & Kesebir, 2010) work moral...
Abstract Our study provides a corpus-based contrastive pragmatic investigation of the expressions please in English and qing 请 Chinese. We define such as ‘ritual frame indicating expressions’ (henceforth RFIEs) argue that RFIEs are deployed settings where it is important to show awareness rights obligations. ‘Ritual frame’ encompasses cluster standard situations. On one hand ritual an innovative complement sociopragmatic approaches behaviour because they reveal how indicate spread across...
This paper provides an analytical framework for studying the relationship between conventionalised expressions and speech acts. In certain languages, such as Chinese, acts tends to be straightforward. other English, this is more casual. Notwithstanding linguacultural difference, associated with particular in these two languages can fulfil pragmatic functions than simply indicating that are conventionally them. To capture alternative uses of expressions, we propose superordinate category...
In this position paper, we argue that second language (L2) pragmatic research needs to explore new avenues for integrating speech acts and interaction, by proposing a radically minimal, finite interactional typology of acts. While will introduce what mean interaction in detail below, the following argument helps us summarise issue consider study: When describe behaviour, sometimes use terms such as ‘suggest’, ‘request’ so on, which roughly indicate illocutionary values, ‘agree’, ‘accept’,...
Abstract In this position paper, we provide an overview of what regard as the most important features relationship between moral order and morality in context language conflict aggression. While previous pragmatic research concepts have been rarely brought together, illustrate that they are inseparable, particular We propose analytic model – with replicability mind which captures dynamic these phenomena: is centred on idea perceived (a) violations order, (b) breaches norms, principles...