Nikos Vergis
List of John Benjamins publications in which Nikos Vergis is involved.
Articles
2015 Using eye-tracking to examine the reading of texts containing taboo words Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Im/politeness, Terkourafi, Marina (ed.), pp. 213–238 | Article
Experimental pragmatics research on (im)politeness generally employs “off-line” methodologies, meaning that data reflect ratings or understanding of given texts or interactions after they have been processed. “On-line” methods allow for moment-by-moment data collection as input is processed. We… read more
2015 The M-word: A Greek collocation between solidarity and insult Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Im/politeness, Terkourafi, Marina (ed.), pp. 41–70 | Article
We investigate the conventionalization of mock impoliteness through a study of the Greek collocation re malaka, which can be construed as either solidary (dude) or insulting (asshole). Questionnaire results showed that the solidary sense prevails across the board, in contrast to the insulting… read more