Overview
Background
Narah Lee is a Lecturer in Korean at the School of Languages and Cultures. She started teaching Korean at the Australian National University, where she obtained her PhD in linguistics, and has been teaching the Korean language and culture at various levels and in different contexts. Her research interests include pragmatics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics.
Availability
- Dr Narah Lee is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Arts, Sogang University
- Bachelor, Sogang University
- Masters (Research), Sogang University
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
Research interests
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Politeness in Korean lingusitics
Age as a driving force of referential choice; Subject expression/omission in terms of showing respect/distance
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Person reference
Extensive use of kinship terms in Korean; Comparative study of kinship terms in Chinese, Japanese and Korean
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Pragmatics
Implicature; Politeness; Speech act
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Discourse analysis
Interpersonal interaction in the socio-cultural context of spoken Korean
Works
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2025
Journal Article
‘What happened to the un-omitted subjects?’ : Variation in referential choices for first and second person subjects in spoken Korean
Lee, Narah (2025). ‘What happened to the un-omitted subjects?’ : Variation in referential choices for first and second person subjects in spoken Korean. Pragmatics and Society, 1-23. doi: 10.1075/ps.20022.lee
2024
Conference Publication
Unveiling toxic discourse: a study of YouTube comments on a popular Korean reality show
Lee, Narah (2024). Unveiling toxic discourse: a study of YouTube comments on a popular Korean reality show. LCNAU Eighth Biennial Colloquium, Sydney, NSW Australia, 27-29 November 2024.
2024
Conference Publication
Apology strategies of Australian learners of Korean
Jeong, Woojeong and Lee, Narah (2024). Apology strategies of Australian learners of Korean. The 31st Japanese/Korean Linguistics Conference Pre-conference Workshop, Caulfield, VIC, Australia, 30 October 2024.
2024
Journal Article
Korean speakers' perception of (im)politeness across speech acts of agreement, compliment, disagreement and criticism
Lee, Narah (2024). Korean speakers' perception of (im)politeness across speech acts of agreement, compliment, disagreement and criticism. Linguistic Research, 41 (Special Edition), 185-207. doi: 10.17250/khisli.41..202409.007
2023
Conference Publication
How are we being polite in the Korean language?: The perception and realisation of of (im)politeness in Korean
Lee, Narah (2023). How are we being polite in the Korean language?: The perception and realisation of of (im)politeness in Korean. KSAA-AKS International Korean Studies conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 5-6 December 2023.
2023
Conference Publication
Impoliteness of polite disagreement: the perception of (im)politeness between honorifics and speech acts in Korean
Lee, Narah (2023). Impoliteness of polite disagreement: the perception of (im)politeness between honorifics and speech acts in Korean. 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July 2023.
2022
Journal Article
Understanding of Korean honorifics by L2 Korean learners in Australia: a socio-pragmatic perspective
Jeong, Woojeong and Lee, Narah (2022). Understanding of Korean honorifics by L2 Korean learners in Australia: a socio-pragmatic perspective. Language Research, 58 (3), 223-245. doi: 10.30961/lr.2022.58.3.223
2022
Conference Publication
Education of politeness expressions in Korean language
Lee, Narah (2022). Education of politeness expressions in Korean language. Australian Association of Teachers of Korean (AUATK) 2022 Conference and Teachers Workshop, Perth, WA Australia, 15-17 December 2022.
2022
Journal Article
The pragmatic understanding of subject expression in spoken Korean: interpersonal effects of the alternation among reference forms for the expressed subject
Lee, Narah (2022). The pragmatic understanding of subject expression in spoken Korean: interpersonal effects of the alternation among reference forms for the expressed subject. East Asian Pragmatics, 7 (2), 175-205. doi: 10.1558/eap.18812
2022
Conference Publication
What do kinship terms mean in Korean?
Lee, Narah (2022). What do kinship terms mean in Korean?. 9th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication (INPRA 9), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-23 June 2022.
2021
Journal Article
Overt subjects signaling floor shifts in Korean discourse
Lee, Narah (2021). Overt subjects signaling floor shifts in Korean discourse. Lanaguage Research, 57 (3), 329-354. doi: 10.30961/lr.2021.57.3.329
2021
Journal Article
Overt subject NPs as a contrast marker in Korean discourse
Lee, Narah (2021). Overt subject NPs as a contrast marker in Korean discourse. Linguistic Research, 38 (2), 365-393. doi: 10.17250/khisli.38.2.202106.007
2021
Conference Publication
Nominal but pronominal: abnormality and impoliteness of not using kinship terms in address in Korean
Lee, Narah (2021). Nominal but pronominal: abnormality and impoliteness of not using kinship terms in address in Korean. 6th International Conference of the International Network on Address Research, Bergamo, Italy (Online), 23-25 June 2021.
2021
Conference Publication
How big is your family?: The extended use of kinship terms in Korean
Lee, Narah (2021). How big is your family?: The extended use of kinship terms in Korean. 17th International Pragmatics Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland (Online), 27 June-2 July 2021.
2019
Conference Publication
Pragmatics of referential choices in spoken Korean
Lee, Narah (2019). Pragmatics of referential choices in spoken Korean. In: 16th International Pragmatics Conference, Hong Kong, (). 9-14 June 2019.
2018
Conference Publication
Age as a driving force in referential choices for first and second person in spoken Korean
Lee, Narah (2018). Age as a driving force in referential choices for first and second person in spoken Korean. 2018 Annual Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society, Adelaide, Australia, 9-12 December 2018.
2015
Conference Publication
On the characteristics of personal reference terms in Korean: a comparison with Japanese based on TV dramas
Lee, Duck-Young, Og, Naomi, Lee, Narah and Yonezawa, Yoko (2015). On the characteristics of personal reference terms in Korean: a comparison with Japanese based on TV dramas. Korean Studies Association of Australasia Biennial Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 25-27 November 2015. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Korean Studies Association of Australasia.
2015
Conference Publication
A contrastive study of second person reference terms in Korean and Japanese
Lee, Narah and Yonezawa, Yoko (2015). A contrastive study of second person reference terms in Korean and Japanese. In: 9th Korean Studies Association in Australasia (KSAA) Biennial Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, (). 25 - 27 November 2015.
2014
Journal Article
A reconsideration of the omission of first and second person subjects in modern spoken Korean: Focusing on the pragmatic meanings of the overt subject expressions
이나라, (2014). A reconsideration of the omission of first and second person subjects in modern spoken Korean: Focusing on the pragmatic meanings of the overt subject expressions. Discourse and Cognition, 21 (3), 145-164. doi: 10.15718/discog.2014.21.3.145
2012
Journal Article
Pragmatic inferences of some hybrid words: An experimental pragmatic analysis
Lee, Narah (2012). Pragmatic inferences of some hybrid words: An experimental pragmatic analysis. Journal of Language Sciences, 19 (1), 319-349.
Funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Narah Lee is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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The perception and realisation of (im)politeness in Korean
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Person referencing in discourse as an interpersonal strategy
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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Doctor Philosophy
Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Isaac Lee
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