Sandrine Sorlin
List of John Benjamins publications in which Sandrine Sorlin is involved.
Book series
ISSN 1569-3112
The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy
Edited by Sandrine Sorlin and Tuija Virtanen
As a first attempt to date, this book addresses the notion of hypocrisy from a pragmatic perspective and devises a comprehensive model of verbal hypocrisy. The studies included adopt emic and etic approaches in order to contribute jointly towards an understanding of what appears to be a ubiquitous… read more[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 343] 2024. viii, 268 pp.
From Culture to Language and Back: The Animacy Hierarchy in language and discourse
Edited by Laure Gardelle and Sandrine Sorlin
Special issue of International Journal of Language and Culture 5:2 (2018) v, 190 pp.
The Pragmatics of Irony and Banter
Edited by Manuel Jobert and Sandrine Sorlin
The Pragmatics of Irony and Banter is the first book-length study analysing irony and banter together. This approach, inherited from Geoffrey Leech’s research, implies that the two notions are intrinsically related. In this thought-provoking volume, the various contributors (linguists,… read more[Linguistic Approaches to Literature, 30] 2018. vi, 221 pp.
The Pragmatics of Personal Pronouns
Edited by Laure Gardelle and Sandrine Sorlin
This volume presents new research on the pragmatics of personal pronouns. Whereas personal pronouns used to have a reputation of poor substitutes for full NP’s, recent research shows that personal pronouns are a fundamental, if not universal, category, whose pragmatics is central to their… read more[Studies in Language Companion Series, 171] 2015. vi, 337 pp.
2026 Chapter 12. The Trump–Harris 2024 presidential debate: Polarised regimes of language, emotions and truth Practising Stylistics: Essays in Honour of Paul Simpson, Neary, Clara, Simon Statham and Peter Stockwell (eds.), pp. 148–164 | Chapter
Drawing on the work of Simpson et al. (2018) on analysing political language, in this chapter Sandrine Sorlin demonstrates the force and usefulness of stylistic tools and theories in examining political discourse and enhances the stylistic approach through insights drawn from (evolutionary)… read more
2024 Chapter 10. A plea for hypocrisy: Pragma-philosophical considerations The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy, Sorlin, Sandrine and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 231–253 | Chapter
This chapter shows to what extent hypocrisy is more ubiquitous and essential than one may think. There are however degrees of hypocrisy that I highlight by elaborating a continuum of the phenomenon that ranges from insincere politeness to deliberate deception. Politics being one of the fields… read more
2024 How pragmatically (in)definite are you and one ? Pronominal imposture in George Orwell’s Down and Out in Paris and London (1933) Structures in Discourse: Interaction, adaptability, and pragmatic functions, Gill, Martin, Aino Malmivirta and Brita Wårvik (eds.), pp. 36–57 | Chapter
This chapter focuses on two specific pronominal ‘imposters’, you and one as used in Orwell’s semi-autobiographical text Down and Out in Paris and London (1933). It studies the ‘definite-indefinite’ and ‘specific-generic’ potential of the pronouns via the same theoretical framework put forward in… read more
2024 Chapter 2. A pragmatic model of hypocrisy The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy, Sorlin, Sandrine and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 15–42 | Chapter
Based on the general definition of hypocrisy given in the introductory chapter, this chapter shows how pragmatics can deepen and add to the understanding of hypocrisy. It first guides the reader to think differently about this traditionally morally-laden and negatively-evaluated notion. It then… read more
2024 Chapter 1. Introduction to hypocrisy The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy, Sorlin, Sandrine and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 2–14 | Chapter
This introductory chapter approaches hypocrisy (i) as misalignment between two inconsistent elements and (ii) as a sham of some kind, through a transdisciplinary discussion of the notion in public and academic discourse. Presenting the aim of the volume and the rationale behind it, we argue for… read more
2018 Introduction: Anthropocentrism, egocentrism and the notion of Animacy Hierarchy From Culture to Language and Back: The Animacy Hierarchy in language and discourse, Gardelle, Laure and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 133–162 | Review article
2018 Chapter 1. Introduction: The intricacies of irony and banter The Pragmatics of Irony and Banter, Jobert, Manuel and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 3–21 | Chapter
This introductory chapter starts with a brief presentation of what triggered our interest in the joint study of irony and banter. We then delve into the theoretical intricacies of these two discursive practices. We review the major theoretical frameworks that have contributed to our understanding… read more
2018 Chapter 10. The Rolling Stones promoting Monty Python: The power of irony and banter The Pragmatics of Irony and Banter, Jobert, Manuel and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 195–214 | Chapter
Based on Text World Theory, this chapter offers a fine-grained analysis of how irony and banter are likely to be processed by viewers watching a promotional video but also highlights the pragmatic functions of such an indirect strategy. It dissects a 1:40 tongue-in-cheek video which served as an… read more
2015 Chapter 1. Personal pronouns: An exposition The Pragmatics of Personal Pronouns, Gardelle, Laure and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Article
2015 Chapter 7. Breaking the fourth wall: The pragmatic functions of the second person pronoun in House of Cards The Pragmatics of Personal Pronouns, Gardelle, Laure and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 125–146 | Article
This paper focuses on the American TV series version of House of Cards, paying specific attention to the second person pronoun used by the protagonist (Francis Underwood) in his address to the viewer, thus breaking the classical fourth wall. It both evinces the similarities of the use of the second… read more