2025 Journal Article “Being your son is rather tiring”: Assessments and assessment responses in initial interactions in Mandarin ChineseChang, Wei-Lin Melody (2025). “Being your son is rather tiring”: Assessments and assessment responses in initial interactions in Mandarin Chinese. Journal of Pragmatics, 235, 43-59. doi: 10.1016/j.pragma.2024.11.001 |
2022 Journal Article The role of ‘familiarity’ in Mandarin Chinese speakers’ metapragmatic evaluations of Australian conversational humourChang, Wei-Lin Melody and Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2022). The role of ‘familiarity’ in Mandarin Chinese speakers’ metapragmatic evaluations of Australian conversational humour. The European Journal of Humour Research, 10 (2), 74-95. doi: 10.7592/EJHR.2022.10.2.651 |
2021 Journal Article Taking it too far: the role of ideological discourses in contesting the limits of teasing and offenceChang, Wei-Lin Melody, Haugh, Michael and Su, Hsi-Yao (2021). Taking it too far: the role of ideological discourses in contesting the limits of teasing and offence. Pragmatics. Quarterly Publication of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), 31 (3), 382-405. doi: 10.1075/prag.20003.cha |
2021 Journal Article Teasing and claims to non-serious intent in Chinese talk showsChang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2021). Teasing and claims to non-serious intent in Chinese talk shows. East Asian Pragmatics, 6 (2), 135-159. doi: 10.1558/eap.18158 |
2020 Journal Article The metapragmatics of “teasing” in Taiwanese Chinese conversational humourChang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2020). The metapragmatics of “teasing” in Taiwanese Chinese conversational humour. The European Journal of Humour Research, 8 (4), 7-30. doi: 10.7592/ejhr2020.8.4.chang |
2019 Journal Article Indexical and sequential properties of criticisms in initial interactions: implications for examining (Im) politeness across culturesHaugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2019). Indexical and sequential properties of criticisms in initial interactions: implications for examining (Im) politeness across cultures. Russian Journal of Linguistics, 23 (4), 904-929. doi: 10.22363/2687-0088-2019-23-4-904-929 |
2019 Journal Article “The apology seemed (in)sincere”: Variability in perceptions of (im)politenessHaugh, Michael and Melody Chang, Wei-Lin (2019). “The apology seemed (in)sincere”: Variability in perceptions of (im)politeness. Journal of Pragmatics, 142, 207-222. doi: 10.1016/j.pragma.2018.11.022 |
2018 Journal Article Emotivity and face: displaying and soliciting emotivity in Chinese mediation interactionsChang, Wei-Lin Melody (2018). Emotivity and face: displaying and soliciting emotivity in Chinese mediation interactions. Lingua, 213, 43-62. doi: 10.1016/j.lingua.2018.06.006 |
2017 Journal Article ‘Your care and concern are my burden!’: Accounting for the emic concepts of ‘attentiveness’ and ‘empathy’ in interpersonal relationships among Taiwanese femalesChang, Wei-Lin Melody and Fukushima, Saeko (2017). ‘Your care and concern are my burden!’: Accounting for the emic concepts of ‘attentiveness’ and ‘empathy’ in interpersonal relationships among Taiwanese females. East Asian Pragmatics, 2 (1), 1-23. doi: 10.1558/eap.33081 |
2015 Journal Article "Doing Deference": Identities and relational practices in Chinese online discussion boardsHaugh, Michael, Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Kadar, Daniel Z. (2015). "Doing Deference": Identities and relational practices in Chinese online discussion boards. Pragmatics, 25 (1), 73-98. doi: 10.1075/prag.25.1.04hau |
2015 Journal Article Understanding im/politeness across cultures: an interactional approach to raising sociopragmatic awarenessHaugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2015). Understanding im/politeness across cultures: an interactional approach to raising sociopragmatic awareness. International Review of Applied Linguistics, 53 (4), 389-414. doi: 10.1515/iral-2015-0018 |
2013 Journal Article Aggression and perceived national face threats in Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese CMC discussion boardsKadar, Daniel Z., Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2013). Aggression and perceived national face threats in Mainland Chinese and Taiwanese CMC discussion boards. Multilingua, 32 (3), 343-372. doi: 10.1515/multi-2013-0016 |
2011 Journal Article Strategic embarrassment and face threatening in business interactionsChang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2011). Strategic embarrassment and face threatening in business interactions. Journal of Pragmatics, 43 (12), 2948-2963. doi: 10.1016/j.pragma.2011.05.009 |
2011 Journal Article Evaluations of im/politeness of an intercultural apologyChang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2011). Evaluations of im/politeness of an intercultural apology. Intercultural Pragmatics, 8 (3), 411-442. doi: 10.1515/iprg.2011.019 |