Peyman G. P. Sabet
List of John Benjamins publications in which Peyman G. P. Sabet is involved.
Articles
2024 Historical imprints on Chinese ideological given names Pragmatics and Society 15:4, pp. 501–531 | Article
This diachronic study investigates Chinese ideological given names (personal names which represent the name-givers’ shared ideas and beliefs) by focusing on historical changes over five time periods between 1935 and 2012. Based on an analysis of 21,687 given names, 2,687 (12.4%) of which are… read more
2019 Fedriani, Chiara, & Sansò, Andrea (Eds.). 2017. Pragmatic Markers, Discourse Markers and Modal Particles Vagueness and Elasticity of 'Sort of' in TV Discussion Discourse in the Asian Pacific, Parvaresh, Vahid and Grace Zhang (eds.), pp. 140–147 | Review
2019 On the functions of sort of in New Zealand TV programs Vagueness and Elasticity of 'Sort of' in TV Discussion Discourse in the Asian Pacific, Parvaresh, Vahid and Grace Zhang (eds.), pp. 33–61 | Article
Sort of is a pragmatic particle with a range of functions in different contexts. There are different factors which can contribute to its varied functions. Focusing on the media discourse, this study investigates the frequency and pragmatic functions of sort of in New Zealand English. Based on… read more