Politeness comprises two levels: first-order politeness and second-order politeness. The primary focus of this paper is on first-order politeness, which pertains to how individuals of... Read More

It is well established that meaningful social interaction is vital for individuals living with dementia to maintain selfhood, identity, and well-being (e.g. Hamilton 2019, Wray... Read More

In the last decades, the field of cyberpragmatics has developed, investigating a wide range of computer- mediated discourses with the aim of describing how users... Read More

As Locher and Schnurr (2017) remark, the vast literature on health and communication across different media has so far rarely employed theories of (im)politeness as... Read More

The rise of Social Media Sites (SMSs) has provided a significant breakthrough in the dissemination of information, especially for the marginalized groups of society (e.g.,... Read More

In today’s digital society, online tools for expressing evaluative feedback have become integral to nearly every aspect of our lives. So much so that consumers... Read More

This proposal focuses on the study of communication in social media from a pragmatic point of view. The study involves the contrastive analysis of the... Read More

Research has shown that responses to negative feedback in online hotel reviews do not only consist of rapport-enhancing but also of defensive strategies in an... Read More