Stanca Măda

List of John Benjamins publications in which Stanca Măda is involved.

Titles

Persuasive Games in Political and Professional Dialogue

Edited by Răzvan Săftoiu, Maria-Ionela Neagu and Stanca Măda

Persuasive Games in Political and Professional Dialogue is about the rediscovery of humans as proficient users of language in the sense that – while involved in a dialogue – they listen, observe, discuss, reason, evaluate and conclude; in other words, speakers are no longer interested in defeating… read more

[Dialogue Studies, 26] 2015. xiv, 275 pp.

Professional Communication across Languages and Cultures

Edited by Stanca Măda and Răzvan Săftoiu

Professional Communication across Languages and Cultures aims at developing an integrative linguistic perspective on talk at work. Professional communication allows multi- and interdisciplinary explorations on how workplace relationships and mechanisms are influenced by the use of certain… read more

[Dialogue Studies, 17] 2012. vi, 284 pp.

Măda, Stanca 2022 Review of Archer, Grainger & Jagodziński (2020): Politeness in Professional Contexts Language and Dialogue 12:3, pp. 483–490 | Review

Măda, Stanca 2018 Stephanie Schnurr and Olga Zayts (eds). 2017. Language and Culture at Work  Language and Dialogue 8:2, pp. 331–337 | Review

Măda, Stanca 2015 Building identity in humorous media interactions Constructing and Negotiating Identity in Dialogue, Săftoiu, Răzvan (ed.), pp. 107–127 | Article

This article presents an analysis of conversational humour (Attardo 1994) occuring in two Romanian television shows with the purpose of demonstrating that journalists use humour to build their own identity in relation to their interlocutors and to their audience. The types of strategic moves… read more

Măda, Stanca 2015 Markers of argumentation in intercultural professional discourse Persuasive Games in Political and Professional Dialogue, Săftoiu, Răzvan, Maria-Ionela Neagu and Stanca Măda (eds.), pp. 201–216 | Article

In this paper I explore the potential of studying the linguistic surface of professional dialogic comments for the purposes of identifying markers of argumentative moves. Argumentative markers can be any single or complex lexical expression as well as a discursive configuration whose presence in a… read more

Măda, Stanca and Răzvan Săftoiu 2014 “Now there is a real effort to make sure people are adhering to orders they are supposed to be adhering to.”: Attitude construction through war journalism Language and Dialogue 4:2, pp. 194–212 | Article

It is widely regarded that war journalism is centred on the dichotomy good/evil, with “good” being (almost always) on the author’s side, who promotes a type of discourse that readers should adhere to. In this paper, we put forward an examination of events in various conflict areas (Afghanistan,… read more

Măda, Stanca 2012 Moderation techniques in meeting management Professional Communication across Languages and Cultures, Măda, Stanca and Răzvan Săftoiu (eds.), pp. 193–212 | Article

Moderation is unconventionally regarded as a means of conducting meetings or group activities in a non-controlling manner. It aims at making use of group knowledge by involving group members in the decision-making process and by focusing them on the purpose of the meeting. Moderation requires a… read more

Măda, Stanca and Răzvan Săftoiu 2012 Introduction: Understanding the dynamics of dialogue at work Professional Communication across Languages and Cultures, Măda, Stanca and Răzvan Săftoiu (eds.), pp. 1–18 | Article