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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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
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.
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.
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, VIC Australia, 6-8 February 2019.
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.
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
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.
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.
2017
Conference Publication
Face and face practices in Chinese interaction: a study in interactional pragmatics
Chang, Wei-Lin Melody (2017). Face and face practices in Chinese interaction: a study in interactional pragmatics. National Taiwan University Guest talk, Taipei, Taiwan, 3 December 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Getting acquainted across cultures- Self-presentation sequences in initial interactions amongst Australians and Taiwanese
Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2017). Getting acquainted across cultures- Self-presentation sequences in initial interactions amongst Australians and Taiwanese. The 15th International Pragmatics Conference, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 16-21 July 2017.
2017
Conference Publication
Doing delicacy through indirect responses in multiparty mediations
Chang, Wei-Lin Melody and Haugh, Michael (2017). Doing delicacy through indirect responses in multiparty mediations. The 10th International Conference on Im/politeness, York, United Kingdom, 12-14 July 2017.
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
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
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
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.
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
Relationship management in everyday Mainland Chinese and Chinese-Australian family talk
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Valeria Sinkeviciute
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Doctor Philosophy
Emerging intercultural communication styles among Japanese and Australian entrepreneurs
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Michael Haugh
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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