First published in 1981, Let's Talk and Talk About It is regarded as a cornerstone of research
in pragmatics, which laid new and lasting foundations for the teaching of English. Forty years …

This paper investigates the phenomenon of greeting in English, which can be surprisingly
challenging for speakers of other languages, such as Chinese. By 'greeting'we mean the …

People usually express their feelings and emotions positively to others when they have
happy occasions. However, the ways of expressing congratulation may vary because the …

While ritual is often associated with phenomena such as ceremonies, cursing and etiquette,
it actually encompasses something much more important: it includes all instances of …

Att presentera sitt ärende 44 Vid biljettluckan 44 Öppningsrutiner i telefonsamtal 52
Delsammanfattning 58 Du, ni, man eller vi? 58 Duande och niande i läkare-patientsamtal 59 …

The introduction of advanced technology and mobile instant messaging has constituted a
novel social milieu which creates opportunities for individuals to initiate interactive and …

In this conversation analytic study, we investigate how customers and staff members
manage complaints in Swedish-speaking service interactions in Sweden and Finland. Prior …

The aim of the study is to investigate how young Icelanders use Anglicisms in conversation
that is shaped by popular culture. The data comprises 4 hours and 30 minutes of recordings …

In this study, we investigate self-denigration in Chinese by applying a strictly language-
based interactional speech act approach. Previous research has often zeroed in on Chinese …

In this discussion note we explore why and how we need a pragmalinguistic and speech act-
anchored approach to systematically study a key pragmatic phenomenon: phatic interaction …