Jocular flattery in Chinese multi-party instant messaging interactions
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DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2021.03.020
Abstract: Abstract It is well attested that teasing is a vehicle for criticising others which is prototypically accomplished through diminishing, ridiculing or denigrating the target. In this paper, we examine a form of teasing that occurs… read more here.
Keywords: jocular flattery; instant messaging; multi party; party instant ... See more keywords