RT @Palgrave_Ling: New #Bookreview in the Journal of Pragmatics: https://t.co/cN0f8hbLRw "This empirical data-rich book provides a helpful…
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New #Bookreview in the Journal of Pragmatics: https://t.co/cN0f8hbLRw "This empirical data-rich book provides a helpful contribution to the field of cross-cultural pragmatics by a multifaceted comparative analysis of EL between Chinese and English TV" ht
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‘Elastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting’ examines the elasticity of language in reality television and discusses how and why elastic language is used in persuasion and comforting. https://t.co/1vVSj1Qii7 https://t.co/GWe0VcLB4a
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@CarstenLevisen This one might help, especially chapter 2 which provides an account of seminal studies. Of course it is about pragmatic vagueness: https://t.co/hTn35LSXoX