Overview
Background
Dr Chang's research interests lie in the fields of pragmatics, intercultural communication and business negotiation, with a focus on studying face, (im)politeness and humour. She is the author of face and face practices in Chinese talk-in-interactions: an empirical analysis of business interactions in Taiwan (2016, Equinox). She has also published a number of papers in edited volumes and international journals such as Journal of Pragmatics, Intercultural Pragmatics, International Review of Applied Linguistics in Language teaching, Journal of Politeness Research, Pragmatics, Multilingua, Lingua, and East Asian Pragmatics.
Her current research includes anaylsis of initial interactions in inter/intra-cultural settings and the role of humor in Australia-Chinese intercultural interactions.
Availability
- Dr Melody Chang is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Griffith University
Research interests
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Pragmatics
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Intercultural communication
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Applied linguistics
Works
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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
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
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
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.
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
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
2021
Journal Article
Teasing and claims to non-serious intent in Chinese talk shows
Chang, 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 humour
Chang, 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 cultures
Haugh, 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)politeness
Haugh, 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
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.
2018
Journal Article
Emotivity and face: displaying and soliciting emotivity in Chinese mediation interactions
Chang, 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 females
Chang, 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
2017
Book Chapter
(Im)politeness and relationality
Ohashi, Jun and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2017). (Im)politeness and relationality. The Palgrave handbook of linguistic (im)politeness. (pp. 257-285) edited by Jonathan Culpeper, Michael Haugh and Daniel Z. Kadar. London, United Kingdom: Springer. doi: 10.1057/978-1-137-37508-7_11
2017
Book Chapter
Intercultural communicative competence and emotion among second language learners of Chinese
Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2017). Intercultural communicative competence and emotion among second language learners of Chinese. Key issues in Chinese as a second language research. (pp. 267-286) edited by Istvan Kecskes and Chaofen Sun. New York, United States: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315660264-12
2016
Book
Face and face practices in Chinese interaction: a study in interactional pragmatics
Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2016). Face and face practices in Chinese interaction: a study in interactional pragmatics. London, United Kingdom: Equinox.
2015
Book Chapter
Troubles talk, (dis)affiliation and the participation order in Taiwanese-Chinese online discussion boards
Haugh, Michael and Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2015). Troubles talk, (dis)affiliation and the participation order in Taiwanese-Chinese online discussion boards. Participation in public and social media interactions. (pp. 99-133) edited by Marta Dynel and Jan Chovanec. Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins Publishing Company.
2015
Journal Article
"Doing Deference": Identities and relational practices in Chinese online discussion boards
Haugh, 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 awareness
Haugh, 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 boards
Kadar, 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
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Melody Chang is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Emerging intercultural communication styles among Japanese and Australian entrepreneurs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Haugh
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Doctor Philosophy
Relationship management in everyday Mainland Chinese and Chinese-Australian family talk
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Ping Chen, Dr Valeria Sinkeviciute
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Conversational humour in intercultural initial interactions in English
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Valeria Sinkeviciute, Professor Michael Haugh
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