Jef Verschueren

List of John Benjamins publications in which Jef Verschueren is involved.

Online Resources

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Bibliography of Pragmatics Online

Edited by Frank Brisard, Michael Meeuwis and Jef Verschueren

E‑ISSN 1877‑9646
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Handbook of Pragmatics Online

Edited by Frank Brisard, Pedro Gras, Sigurd D’hondt and Mieke Vandenbroucke

E‑ISSN 1877‑9611

Yearbook

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Belgian Journal of Linguistics

Edited by Timothy Colleman

ISSN 0774-5141 | E‑ISSN 1569‑9676

Book series

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Handbook of Pragmatics

Edited by Frank Brisard, Jana Declercq, Sigurd D’hondt and Mieke Vandenbroucke

ISSN 1877-9611
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Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights

Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman

ISSN 1877-654X
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Pragmatics & Beyond

Edited by Herman Parret and Jef Verschueren

ISSN 0166-6258
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Pragmatics & Beyond New Series

Edited by Miriam A. Locher

ISSN 0922-842X
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 24th Annual Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 24] 2022. xiii, 284 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual. Second edition

Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman

The Manual section of the Handbook of Pragmatics, produced under the auspices of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), is a collection of articles describing traditions, methods, and notational systems relevant to the field of linguistic pragmatics; the main body of the Handbook contains… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, M2] 2022. xxi, 1882 pp. (2 vols.)
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 23rd Annual Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 23] 2020. xiii, 272 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 22nd Annual Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access – for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 22] 2019. xiii, 264 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 21st Annual Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 21] 2018. xi, 285 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2016 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 20] 2016. viii, 220 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2015 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 19] 2015. viii, 240 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2014 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 18] 2014. viii, 270 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2013 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 17] 2013. xiii, 268 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2012 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 16] 2012. 248 pp.
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Pragmatics in Practice

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thereby attempting to divide up its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 9] 2011. xi, 326 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2011 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 15] 2011. vi, 303 pp.
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Philosophical Perspectives for Pragmatics

Edited by Marina Sbisà, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific cognitive, grammatical, social, cultural, variational,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 10] 2011. xv, 318 pp.
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Discursive Pragmatics

Edited by Jan Zienkowski, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, social, cultural,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 8] 2011. xv, 307 pp.
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Variation and Change: Pragmatic perspectives

Edited by Mirjam Fried, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of the Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, cultural,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 6] 2010. x, 275 pp.
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Society and Language Use

Edited by Jürgen Jaspers, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, cultural,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 7] 2010. xiii, 324 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2010 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 14] 2010. 520 pp.
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Grammar, Meaning and Pragmatics

Edited by Frank Brisard, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While other volumes select philosophical, cognitive, cultural, social, variational, interactional,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 5] 2009. xiii, 308 pp.
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The Pragmatics of Interaction

Edited by Sigurd D’hondt, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, social, cultural,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 4] 2009. xiii, 262 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2009 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 13] 2009. vi, 421 pp.
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Cognition and Pragmatics

Edited by Dominiek Sandra, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While other volumes select philosophical, grammatical, social, variational, interactional, or… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 3] 2009. xvii, 399 pp.
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Culture and Language Use

Edited by Gunter Senft, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While other volumes select philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, social, variational,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 2] 2009. xiii, 280 pp.
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Key Notions for Pragmatics

Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman

The ten volumes of Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights focus on the most salient topics in the field of pragmatics, thus dividing its wide interdisciplinary spectrum in a transparent and manageable way. While the other volumes select specific philosophical, cognitive, grammatical, social, cultural,… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics Highlights, 1] 2009. xiii, 253 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2008 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 12] 2008. vii, 200 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2007 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 11] 2007. vi, 315 pp. (incl. binder)
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2006 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan-Ola Östman

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 10] 2006. vi, 500 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2003–2005 Installment

Edited by Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 9] 2005. 311 pp. (incl. binder)
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Ethnography, discourse, and hegemony

Edited by Jan Blommaert †, James Collins, Monica Heller, Ben Rampton, Stef Slembrouck and Jef Verschueren

Special issue of Pragmatics 13:1 (2003) ca. 125 pp. | Open Access logo open access
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Bibliography of Pragmatics Online

Edited by Frank Brisard, Michael Meeuwis and Jef Verschueren

This annotated bibliography covers the broad field of linguistic pragmatics, conceived as the interdisciplinary ­ cognitive, social, and cultural - science of natural language use.It incorporates all the bibliographical data from the renowned Comprehensive Bibliography of Pragmatics (1987), edited… read more
[Online Resources Collection, BoP] 2003. Over 50.000 records
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Bibliography and Handbook of Pragmatics Online (set)

Edited by Jef Verschueren

Linguistic Pragmatics is characterized by its continuous worldwide development into an extremely productive, innovative and intriguing research area within language studies. At www.benjamins.com/online we invite you to explore the entire range of topics that cover this interdisciplinary yet… read more
[Online Resources Collection, BoPHoP S] 2003. 
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2002 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 8] 2003. viii, 402 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2001 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 7] 2003. vi, 299 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics Online

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use, using the authoritative Handbook of Pragmatics as a basis (edited by the IPrA Research Center since 1995).It provides easy access… read more
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 2000 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 6] 2002. iv, 298 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 1999 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 5] 2001. vi, 282 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 1998 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 4] 2000. vi, 342 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 1997 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 3] 1999. 297 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 1996 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 2] 1997. vi, 268 pp.
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Handbook of Pragmatics: 1995 Installment

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen

This encyclopaedia of one of the major fields of language studies is a continuously updated source of state-of-the-art information for anyone interested in language use. The IPrA Handbook of Pragmatics provides easy access — for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with convergent… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, 1] 1996. 336 pp. + Binder
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Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual

Edited by Jef Verschueren, Jan-Ola Östman and Jan Blommaert †

The Handbook of Pragmatics, published under the auspices of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA), provides easy access, for scholars with widely divergent backgrounds but with converging interests in the use and functioning of language, to the field of linguistic pragmatics, broadly… read more
[Handbook of Pragmatics, M] 1995. xiv, 658 pp.
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(On) Searle on Conversation: Compiled and introduced by Herman Parret and Jef Verschueren

John R. Searle, Herman Parret and Jef Verschueren

At an international conference held in 1981 at the Universidada Estudual of Campinas (Brazil), a controversial lecture was given by John Searle which presented two conceptual theses: that conversation does not have an intrinsic structure about which a relevant theory can be formulated, and that… read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 21] 1992. vi, 154 pp.
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The Pragmatics of International and Intercultural Communication: Selected papers from the International Pragmatics Conference, Antwerp, August 1987. Volume 3

Edited by Jan Blommaert † and Jef Verschueren

This volume contains a selection of papers from a special session of the International Pragmatics Conference (Antwerp, August 1987) and from the Symposium on Intercultural Communication (Ghent, December 1987).Studying the communicative styles of cultures and social groups, both at the descriptive… read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 6:3] 1991. viii, 249 pp.
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Pragmatics at Issue: Selected papers of the International Pragmatics Conference, Antwerp, August 17–22, 1987. Volume 1

Edited by Jef Verschueren

This volume comprises the first part of selected papers of the International Pragmatics Conference in Antwerp, August 1987. read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 6:1] 1991. viii, 314 pp.
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Levels of Linguistic Adaptation: Selected papers from the International Pragmatics Conference, Antwerp, August 1987. Volume 2

Edited by Jef Verschueren

This volume comprises the second part of selected papers of the International Pragmatics Conference in Antwerp, August 1987. read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 6:2] 1991. viii, 339 pp.
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Selected papers of the International Pragmatics Conference, Antwerp, August 17–22, 1987: 3 Volumes (set)

Edited by Jef Verschueren and Jan Blommaert †

These three volumes provide a representative picture of the scholarly substance of the highly successful pragmatics conference held in Antwerp. Volume I collects those papers which focus on fundamental questions such as: the relationship of pragmatics to grammar and semantics, intentionality,… read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 6:S] 1991. 900 pp.
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A Comprehensive Bibliography of Pragmatics

Compiled by Jan Nuyts and Jef Verschueren

[Not in series, 30] 1987. xi, 2197 pp. (4 vols)
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The Pragmatic Perspective: Selected papers from the 1985 International Pragmatics Conference

Edited by Jef Verschueren and Marcella Bertuccelli Papi

This volume contains a selection of reviewed and revised papers, originally presented at the International Pragmatics Conference held in Viareggio, Italy, 1–5 September 1985. read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond Companion Series, 5] 1987. xiii, 836 pp.
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International News Reporting: Metapragmatic metaphors and the U-2

Jef Verschueren

With reference to a brief description of inherent properties of the international news reporting process in a free press tradition, Verschueren criticizes their being neglected in linguistic approaches to the language of the media. In an attempt to illustrate the potential contribution of… read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond, VI:5] 1985. viii, 109 pp.
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Possibilities and Limitations of Pragmatics: Proceedings of the Conference on Pragmatics, Urbino, July 8–14, 1979

Edited by Herman Parret, Marina Sbisà and Jef Verschueren

This impressive volume attempts to make an assessment of past achievements, but also to open up new perspectives in the field of pragmatics, exactly ten years after the publication of Searle’s seminal Speech Acts. This rich collection presents an unrivaled diversity of topics and approaches united… read more
[Studies in Language Companion Series, 7] 1981. x, 854 pp.
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On Speech Act Verbs

Jef Verschueren

This essay concerns the analysis of speech act verbs. It offers a range of ideas which form theoretical preliminaries to the analysis of this phenomenon. read more
[Pragmatics & Beyond, I:4] 1980. viii, 83 pp.
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Pragmatics: An annotated bibliography

Jef Verschueren

The selection of entries in this bibliography reflects the following definition of pragmatics: The study (i) of the use and extra-linguistic function(s) of language, and (ii) of the relation between such uses or functions and the structure of language, i.e., the contextual appropriateness… read more
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Verschueren, Jef 2023 Chapter 11. From risk and responsibility to complicity – and backRisk Discourse and Responsibility, Ädel, Annelie and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 246–254 | Chapter
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Reynaert, Peter and Jef Verschueren 2022 PhenomenologyHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 1051–1055 | Chapter
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Verschueren, Jef 2022 Interactional sociolinguisticsHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 802–807 | Chapter
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Verschueren, Jef 2022 Contrastive pragmaticsHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 349–373 | Chapter
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Verschueren, Jef 2022 MetapragmaticsHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 948–953 | Chapter
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Verschueren, Jef 2022 The pragmatic perspectiveHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 1–26 | Chapter
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Verschueren, Jef 2019 Indexical ‘mismatch’; or, adaptability at workIrregular perspective shifts and perspective persistence: Discourse-oriented and theoretical approaches, Gentens, Caroline, María Sol Sansiñena, Stef Spronck and An Van linden (eds.), pp. 302–308 | To be specified
This epilogue reflects on the notions of ‘irregularity’ and ‘mismatch’ which form the leitmotiv for this issue on perspectivization in language use, and more specifically on perspective shift and perspective persistence. While endorsing the approach, it is suggested that, given the complexities… read more
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Verschueren, Jef 2016 Humanities and the public sphere: A pragmatic perspectiveThe pragmatics of professional discourse, Cheng, Winnie (ed.), pp. 141–161 | Article
This article starts from the observation of current changes in the nature of a globalizing public sphere for which older structural boundaries have lost much of their relevance. Though the public sphere has traditionally been a topic for social scientists (and philosophers), a redefinition in… read more
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Verschueren, Jef 2016 Contrastive pragmaticsHandbook of Pragmatics: 2016 Installment, Östman, Jan-Ola and Jef Verschueren (eds.) | Chapter
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Blommaert, Jan † and Jef Verschueren 2014 1998. Debating Diversity. Analysing the Discourse of Tolerance. London: Routledge, selected 32-38The Discourse Studies Reader: Main currents in theory and analysis, Angermuller, Johannes, Dominique Maingueneau and Ruth Wodak (eds.), pp. 370–377 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2012 The pragmatic perspectiveHandbook of Pragmatics: 2012 Installment, Östman, Jan-Ola and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 1–36 | Miscellaneous
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Reynaert, Peter and Jef Verschueren 2011 PhenomenologyPhilosophical Perspectives for Pragmatics, Sbisà, Marina, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 217–221 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2010 Interactional sociolinguisticsSociety and Language Use, Jaspers, Jürgen, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 169–175 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2010 Interactional sociolinguisticsHandbook of Pragmatics: 2010 Installment, Östman, Jan-Ola and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 1–8 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2009 Introduction: The pragmatic perspectiveKey Notions for Pragmatics, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 1–27 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef and Frank Brisard 2009 AdaptabilityKey Notions for Pragmatics, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 28–47 | Article
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Reynaert, Peter and Jef Verschueren 2005 PhenomenologyHandbook of Pragmatics: 2003–2005 Installment, Östman, Jan-Ola and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 1–7 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2004 Identity as denial of diversitySeduction, Community, Speech: A Festschrift for Herman Parret, Brisard, Frank, Michael Meeuwis and Bart Vandenabeele (eds.), pp. 171–181 | Chapter
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Blommaert, Jan †, James Collins, Monica Heller, Ben Rampton, Stef Slembrouck and Jef Verschueren 2003 IntroductionEthnography, discourse, and hegemony, Blommaert, Jan †, James Collins, Monica Heller, Ben Rampton, Stef Slembrouck and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 1–10 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2003 A touch of class: The erasion of group-based social inequality as a hegemonic process in political discourseEthnography, discourse, and hegemony, Blommaert, Jan †, James Collins, Monica Heller, Ben Rampton, Stef Slembrouck and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 135–143 | Article
This paper describes how political discourse, as manifested in the policy statements of two Flemish political parties which assign to themselves the epithet ‘social’, contributes to the erasion of group-based or class- related forms of social inequality. A brief comparison with the academic… read more
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Verschueren, Jef and Frank Brisard 2003 AdaptabilityHandbook of Pragmatics: 2002 Installment, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 2000 Notes on the role of metapragmatic awareness in language usePragmatics 10:4, pp. 439–456 | Article
Against the background of a general theory of pragmatics, reflections are formulated on the central role of metapragmatic awareness as a specific manifestation of salience, the status of processes of meaning generation in language use in relation to the cognitive apparatus. First the notions of… read more
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Horvat, Marjeta Doupona, Jef Verschueren and Igor Ž. Žagar 1997 The Pragmatics of Legitimation: The rhetoric of refugee policies in SloveniaPolitical Linguistics, Blommaert, Jan † and Chris Bulcaen (eds.), pp. 183–216 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 1996 The conceptual basis of performativityEssays in Semantics and Pragmatics: In honor of Charles J. Fillmore, Shibatani, Masayoshi and Sandra A. Thompson (eds.), pp. 299–322 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 1995 PhenomenologyHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 403–405 | Article
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This article investigates some methodological problems involved in a discourse-centered exploration of societal ideologies, and in particular in an ongoing research program studying publicly accessible discourse in a number of European countries related to interethnic conflicts, the construction of… read more
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Verschueren, Jef 1995 The pragmatic perspectiveHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 1–19 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 1995 MetapragmaticsHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 367–371 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 1995 Interactional sociolinguisticsHandbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 336–338 | Article
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Blommaert, Jan † and Jef Verschueren 1992 The role of language in European nationalist ideologiesLanguage ideologies, Schieffelin, Bambi B., Paul V. Kroskrity and Kathryn A. Woolard (eds.), pp. 355–375 | Article
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Parret, Herman and Jef Verschueren 1992 (On) Searle on Converstion: An Introduction(On) Searle on Conversation: Compiled and introduced by Herman Parret and Jef Verschueren, Searle, John R., Herman Parret and Jef Verschueren, pp. 1–6 | Article
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Verschueren, Jef 1987 1. The pragmatic perspectiveThe Pragmatic Perspective: Selected papers from the 1985 International Pragmatics Conference, Verschueren, Jef and Marcella Bertuccelli Papi (eds.), pp. 3–8 | Chapter
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