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2025

Conference Publication

Assessments and Assessment Responses in Initial Interaction in Mandarin Chinese

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2025). Assessments and Assessment Responses in Initial Interaction in Mandarin Chinese. 4th Discourse, Culture and Interaction conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 5-6 December 2024.

Assessments and Assessment Responses in Initial Interaction in Mandarin Chinese

2025

Conference Publication

Who’s at fault? Online public shaming and the contestation of moral culpability

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody, Haugh, Michael and Su, Hsi-Yao (2025). Who’s at fault? Online public shaming and the contestation of moral culpability. The 19th International Pragmatics Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22-27 June 2025.

Who’s at fault? Online public shaming and the contestation of moral culpability

2025

Conference Publication

Mutual (mis)understanding in intercultural first conversations

Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2025). Mutual (mis)understanding in intercultural first conversations. The 19th International Pragmatics Conference, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 22-27 June 2025.

Mutual (mis)understanding in intercultural first conversations

2025

Conference Publication

The paradoxical role of jocular wordplay in intercultural L1-L2 initial interactions

Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2025). The paradoxical role of jocular wordplay in intercultural L1-L2 initial interactions. Wordplay and Exclusion, Würzburg, Germany/online, 30–31 May 2025.

The paradoxical role of jocular wordplay in intercultural L1-L2 initial interactions

2025

Conference Publication

Conversational humour and rapport in Australian-Chinese intercultural initial interactions

Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2025). Conversational humour and rapport in Australian-Chinese intercultural initial interactions. 31st Australasian Humour Studies Network, Adelaide, SA Australia, 19-21 February 2025.

Conversational humour and rapport in Australian-Chinese intercultural initial interactions

2024

Conference Publication

“Being your son is rather tiring”: Assessments and Assessment Responses in Initial Interaction in Mandarin Chinese

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2024). “Being your son is rather tiring”: Assessments and Assessment Responses in Initial Interaction in Mandarin Chinese. International Symposium on Chinese Language and Discourse, Singapore, 30 July - 2 August 2024.

“Being your son is rather tiring”: Assessments and Assessment Responses in Initial Interaction in Mandarin Chinese

2024

Conference Publication

Cross-generational study of conversational humour amongst Taiwanese speakers of Mandarin Chinese: metapragmatic commentary on humour practices

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2024). Cross-generational study of conversational humour amongst Taiwanese speakers of Mandarin Chinese: metapragmatic commentary on humour practices. 30th Australasian Humour Studies Network, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 7-9 February 2024.

Cross-generational study of conversational humour amongst Taiwanese speakers of Mandarin Chinese: metapragmatic commentary on humour practices

2023

Conference Publication

The metapragmatics of offence and online public shaming in Chinese

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody, Haugh, Michael and Su, Hsi-Yao (2023). The metapragmatics of offence and online public shaming in Chinese. The 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July 2023.

The metapragmatics of offence and online public shaming in Chinese

2023

Conference Publication

Epistemic territories and the preference for knowability and agreeability in intercultural first conversations

Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2023). Epistemic territories and the preference for knowability and agreeability in intercultural first conversations. The International Conference of Conversation Analysis (ICCA23), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 29 June- 2 July 2023.

Epistemic territories and the preference for knowability and agreeability in intercultural first conversations

2022

Conference Publication

“Is it supposed to be funny?” L2 speakers’ recognition, understanding and appreciation of Australian conversational humour

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2022). “Is it supposed to be funny?” L2 speakers’ recognition, understanding and appreciation of Australian conversational humour. (Inter-)cultural perspectives on humour in the globalised world, Brisbane, QLD Australia, 20 June 2022.

“Is it supposed to be funny?” L2 speakers’ recognition, understanding and appreciation of Australian conversational humour

2022

Conference Publication

Epistemic authority in intercultural first conversations

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2022). Epistemic authority in intercultural first conversations. The 9th Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication conference (INPRA-9), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-23 June 2022.

Epistemic authority in intercultural first conversations

2022

Conference Publication

“Is it supposed to be funny?” L2 speakers’ recognition, understanding and appreciation of Australian conversational humour

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2022). “Is it supposed to be funny?” L2 speakers’ recognition, understanding and appreciation of Australian conversational humour. Symposium: (Inter-)cultural perspectives on humour in the globalised world, Brisbane, QLD, Australia, 20 June 2022.

“Is it supposed to be funny?” L2 speakers’ recognition, understanding and appreciation of Australian conversational humour

2021

Conference Publication

Displaying embarrassment in Taiwanese business negotiations

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2021). Displaying embarrassment in Taiwanese business negotiations. The 17th International Pragmatics Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland, 27 June - 2 July 2021.

Displaying embarrassment in Taiwanese business negotiations

2019

Conference Publication

Taking it too far or not being able to take a joke? A metapragmatic analysis of online discussion about the limits of teasing and taking offence on a Taiwanese variety show

Chang, Melody, Haugh, Michael and Su, Hsi-Yao (2019). Taking it too far or not being able to take a joke? A metapragmatic analysis of online discussion about the limits of teasing and taking offence on a Taiwanese variety show. 4th International Conference of the American Pragmatics Association (AMPRA 2018), New York, NY United States, 1-3 November 2018.

Taking it too far or not being able to take a joke? A metapragmatic analysis of online discussion about the limits of teasing and taking offence on a Taiwanese variety show

2019

Conference Publication

The metalinguistics of “offence” in Chinese

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody, Haugh, Michael and Su, Hsi-Yao (2019). The metalinguistics of “offence” in Chinese. The 16th International Pragmatics Conference, Hong Kong, China, 9-14 June 2019.

The metalinguistics of “offence” in Chinese

2019

Conference Publication

The metapragmatics of ‘familiarity’ in interactional humour

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2019). The metapragmatics of ‘familiarity’ in interactional humour. Australian Humour Studies Network conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 6-8 February 2019.

The metapragmatics of ‘familiarity’ in interactional humour

2019

Conference Publication

The metapragmatics of “teasing” and “mockery” in Chinese conversational humour

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2019). The metapragmatics of “teasing” and “mockery” in Chinese conversational humour. Australian Humour Studies Network conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 6-8 February 2019.

The metapragmatics of “teasing” and “mockery” in Chinese conversational humour

2019

Conference Publication

The metapragmatics of ‘familiarity’ in interactional humour

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Sinkeviciute, Valeria (2019). The metapragmatics of ‘familiarity’ in interactional humour. Australian Humour Studies Network conference, Melbourne, Australia, 6-8 February 2019.

The metapragmatics of ‘familiarity’ in interactional humour

2018

Conference Publication

Managing epistemic territories in initial interactions

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2018). Managing epistemic territories in initial interactions. The 5th International Conference of Conversation Analysis (ICCA18), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 11-15 July 2018.

Managing epistemic territories in initial interactions

2018

Conference Publication

Cross-generational study of conversational humour amongst Taiwanese speakers of Mandarin Chinese

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2018). Cross-generational study of conversational humour amongst Taiwanese speakers of Mandarin Chinese. 11th International Conference on Im/politeness, Valencia, Spain, 4-6 July 2018.

Cross-generational study of conversational humour amongst Taiwanese speakers of Mandarin Chinese