Within Politeness Theory, self-praise has traditionally been described as a problematic speech act, since it infringes the “maxim of modesty” (Leech, 1983) and it does... Read More

Classical Malay kinship terms are a feature of modern Malaysian political discourse (Omar, 2020). In parliamentary proceedings, they are employed by both male and female... Read More

Today’s role of Telegram channels in news dissemination, especially among younger audiences, cannot be underestimated. Telegram has now become “an ally in the struggle against... Read More

Kecskes (2022) describes the concern of Intercultural Pragmatics as “social encounters between human beings who have different first languages, but communicate in a common language,... Read More

Relevance theory is a hearer-oriented framework for understanding utterance interpretation. The relevance of an utterance is assessed from the perspective of the hearer, and the... Read More

Rishi Sunak’s ascent to the prime minister’s office (25th October 2022) made breaking news around the globe. The first person of colour to lead a... Read More