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2017

Book Chapter

(Im)politeness and mixed messages

Culpeper, Jonathan, Haugh, Michael and Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2017). (Im)politeness and mixed messages. The Palgrave handbook of linguistic (im)politeness. (pp. 323-355) edited by Jonathan Culpeper, Michael Haugh and Daniel Z. Kadar. London, United Kingdom: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-37508-7_13

(Im)politeness and mixed messages

2017

Conference Publication

Performing yourself: constructing identity in initial encounters

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2017). Performing yourself: constructing identity in initial encounters. Symposium "Getting Acquainted across Cultures", St Lucia, Brisbane, Queensland, 20 October 2017. St Lucia, QLD, Australia: University of Queensland.

Performing yourself: constructing identity in initial encounters

2017

Conference Publication

Intracultural and intercultural evaluations of mock impoliteness: a case study of Australian and British (non-)participants

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2017). Intracultural and intercultural evaluations of mock impoliteness: a case study of Australian and British (non-)participants. 10th International Symposium on Politeness, York, United Kingdom, 12-14 July 2017.

Intracultural and intercultural evaluations of mock impoliteness: a case study of Australian and British (non-)participants

2017

Book Chapter

"Everything he says to me it’s like he stabs me in the face": frontstage and backstage reactions to teasing

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2017). "Everything he says to me it’s like he stabs me in the face": frontstage and backstage reactions to teasing. Multiple perspectives on language play. (pp. 169-198) edited by Nancy Bell. Berlin, Germany: De Gruyter Mouton. doi: 10.1515/9781501503993-008

"Everything he says to me it’s like he stabs me in the face": frontstage and backstage reactions to teasing

2017

Conference Publication

Juggling multiple identities: a case of Australian and British views on jocularity

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2017). Juggling multiple identities: a case of Australian and British views on jocularity. 15th International Pragmatics Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, 16-21 July 2017.

Juggling multiple identities: a case of Australian and British views on jocularity

2016

Other Outputs

“It’s never meant to be offensive…”: an analysis of jocularity and (im)politeness in Australian and British cultural contexts

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2016). “It’s never meant to be offensive…”: an analysis of jocularity and (im)politeness in Australian and British cultural contexts. PhD Thesis, Department of Linguistics, University of Antwerp.

“It’s never meant to be offensive…”: an analysis of jocularity and (im)politeness in Australian and British cultural contexts

2016

Conference Publication

“If you made a joke […] then you could quite clearly […] show […] what you thought without […] losing face”: A jocular reaction as an expression of a disaffiliative stance

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2016). “If you made a joke […] then you could quite clearly […] show […] what you thought without […] losing face”: A jocular reaction as an expression of a disaffiliative stance. Linguistic Impoliteness Rudeness, and Aggression (LIAR IV), Manchester, UK, 12-14 July 2016.

“If you made a joke […] then you could quite clearly […] show […] what you thought without […] losing face”: A jocular reaction as an expression of a disaffiliative stance

2016

Conference Publication

When “it’s funny” means “it’s not funny at all”: Evaluations of jocularity by non-participants

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2016). When “it’s funny” means “it’s not funny at all”: Evaluations of jocularity by non-participants. LAFAL 4, Lodz, Poland, 17-18 March 2016.

When “it’s funny” means “it’s not funny at all”: Evaluations of jocularity by non-participants

2016

Conference Publication

Sledging Aussies and catty Brits: Cultural variability in (not) taking offence to jocularity

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2016). Sledging Aussies and catty Brits: Cultural variability in (not) taking offence to jocularity. 7th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication, Split, Croatia, 10-12 June 2016.

Sledging Aussies and catty Brits: Cultural variability in (not) taking offence to jocularity

2015

Conference Publication

“What is she doing with those people?” Group membership and humour in reality TV

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2015). “What is she doing with those people?” Group membership and humour in reality TV. 7th Lodz Symposium: New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics, Lodz, Poland, 12-14 April 2015.

“What is she doing with those people?” Group membership and humour in reality TV

2015

Conference Publication

“Reality is not events themselves but the talk about them”: The role of metalanguage in relation to teasing and (im)politeness

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2015). “Reality is not events themselves but the talk about them”: The role of metalanguage in relation to teasing and (im)politeness. 14th International Pragmatics Conference, Antwerp, Belgium, 26-31 July 2015.

“Reality is not events themselves but the talk about them”: The role of metalanguage in relation to teasing and (im)politeness

2015

Conference Publication

What makes teasing impolite? “Step[ping] over those lines […] you shouldn’t be crossing”

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2015). What makes teasing impolite? “Step[ping] over those lines […] you shouldn’t be crossing”. 9th International Im/Politeness Conference, Athens, Greece, 1-3 July 2015.

What makes teasing impolite? “Step[ping] over those lines […] you shouldn’t be crossing”

2015

Journal Article

"There’s definitely gonna be some serious carnage in this house" or how to be genuinely impolite in Big Brother UK

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2015). "There’s definitely gonna be some serious carnage in this house" or how to be genuinely impolite in Big Brother UK. Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict, 3 (2), 317-348. doi: 10.1075/jlac.3.2.04sin

"There’s definitely gonna be some serious carnage in this house" or how to be genuinely impolite in Big Brother UK

2014

Conference Publication

“There’s definitely gonna be some serious carnage in this house” or how to be genuinely impolite in Big Brother UK

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2014). “There’s definitely gonna be some serious carnage in this house” or how to be genuinely impolite in Big Brother UK. Sixth International Symposium on Intercultural, Cognitive and Social Pragmatics (EPICS VI), Seville, Spain, 12-14 May 2014.

“There’s definitely gonna be some serious carnage in this house” or how to be genuinely impolite in Big Brother UK

2014

Conference Publication

"I’m just being polite": Performing mateship and kinship in Big Brother Australia and UK

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2014). "I’m just being polite": Performing mateship and kinship in Big Brother Australia and UK. 8th International Conference on Politeness, Huddersfield, UK, 9-11 July 2014.

"I’m just being polite": Performing mateship and kinship in Big Brother Australia and UK

2014

Journal Article

"When a joke's a joke and when it's too much": mateship as a key to interpreting jocular FTAs in Australian English

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2014). "When a joke's a joke and when it's too much": mateship as a key to interpreting jocular FTAs in Australian English. Journal of Pragmatics, 60, 121-139. doi: 10.1016/j.pragma.2013.11.004

"When a joke's a joke and when it's too much": mateship as a key to interpreting jocular FTAs in Australian English

2013

Book Chapter

Decoding encoded (im)politeness: ‘Cause on my teasing you can depend’

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2013). Decoding encoded (im)politeness: ‘Cause on my teasing you can depend’. Developments in linguistic humour theory. (pp. 263-288) edited by Marta Dynel. Amsterdam / Philadelphia: John Benjamins. doi: 10.1075/thr.1.13sin

Decoding encoded (im)politeness: ‘Cause on my teasing you can depend’

2013

Conference Publication

Backstage Impoliteness: 'Everything he says to me it's like he stabs me in the face'

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2013). Backstage Impoliteness: 'Everything he says to me it's like he stabs me in the face'. 13th International Pragmatics Conference, New Delhi, India, 8-13 September 2013.

Backstage Impoliteness: 'Everything he says to me it's like he stabs me in the face'

2013

Conference Publication

‘I think that now you think it’s funny to be rude to people’: Aussies, Big Brother and some serious laughing matters

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2013). ‘I think that now you think it’s funny to be rude to people’: Aussies, Big Brother and some serious laughing matters. LAFAL 3, Lodz, Poland, 21-23 March 2013.

‘I think that now you think it’s funny to be rude to people’: Aussies, Big Brother and some serious laughing matters

2012

Conference Publication

‘It’s not all that easy’: (Im)politeness in teasing

Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2012). ‘It’s not all that easy’: (Im)politeness in teasing. 6th Lodz Symposium New Developments in Linguistic Pragmatics (NDLP2012), Lodz, Poland, 26-28 May 2012.

‘It’s not all that easy’: (Im)politeness in teasing