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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

2025

Journal Article

“Being your son is rather tiring”: assessments and assessment responses in initial interactions in Mandarin Chinese

Chang, 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

“Being your son is rather tiring”: assessments and assessment responses in initial interactions in Mandarin Chinese

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

2024

Book Chapter

Pathways to teaching global languages: challenges, opportunities, and implications for Asian language teachers in Australian schools

Fillmore, Naomi, Disbray, Samantha, Haugh, Michael, Chang, Wei-Lin Melody, Crump, Des and Hashimoto, Kayoko (2024). Pathways to teaching global languages: challenges, opportunities, and implications for Asian language teachers in Australian schools. Rethinking the Asian language learning paradigm in Australia. (pp. 17-44) edited by Kayoko Hashimoto. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-74149-4_2

Pathways to teaching global languages: challenges, opportunities, and implications for Asian language teachers in Australian schools

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

2023

Book Chapter

(Dis)agreeability in intercultural first conversations among Australian and Taiwanese university students

Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2023). (Dis)agreeability in intercultural first conversations among Australian and Taiwanese university students. Negotiating intercultural relations: insights from linguistics, psychology, and intercultural education. (pp. 15-34) edited by Troy McConachy and Perry Hinton. London, United Kingdom: Bloomsbury Academic. doi: 10.5040/9781350276963.0009

(Dis)agreeability in intercultural first conversations among Australian and Taiwanese university students

2022

Book Chapter

Sociopragmatics and intercultural interaction

Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2022). Sociopragmatics and intercultural interaction. The Cambridge handbook of intercultural pragmatics. (pp. 420-444) edited by Istvan Kecskes. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. doi: 10.1017/9781108884303.017

Sociopragmatics and intercultural interaction

2022

Journal Article

The role of ‘familiarity’ in Mandarin Chinese speakers’ metapragmatic evaluations of Australian conversational humour

Chang, 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

The role of ‘familiarity’ in Mandarin Chinese speakers’ metapragmatic evaluations of Australian conversational humour

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

2022

Book Chapter

Chinese conversational humour over time: contemporary practice and tradition in Taiwanese cultures

Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2022). Chinese conversational humour over time: contemporary practice and tradition in Taiwanese cultures. Humour in Asian cultures: Tradition and Context. (pp. 188-210) edited by Jessica Milner Davis. Abingdon, Oxon, United Kingdom: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003176374-9

Chinese conversational humour over time: contemporary practice and tradition in Taiwanese cultures

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

2021

Journal Article

Taking it too far: the role of ideological discourses in contesting the limits of teasing and offence

Chang, 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

Taking it too far: the role of ideological discourses in contesting the limits of teasing and offence