Roxana Sandu
List of John Benjamins publications in which Roxana Sandu is involved.
Articles
2025 Navigating digital dialogue: How Japanese students engage in COIL synchronous interactions Language and Dialogue: Online-First Articles | Article
This study examines how Japanese students engage in digital dialogue during Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) synchronous interactions, focusing on action and reaction sequences and the creation of dialogic spaces. Using discourse analysis of recorded Zoom meetings, the study… read more
2013 Su(m)imasen and gomen nasai : Beyond apologetic functions in Japanese Pragmatics 23:4, pp. 743–767 | Article
Previous research on Japanese apologies has presented us with a somewhat static approach, connecting one linguistic form to one aspect of the social context. However, interaction itself is a dynamic and spontaneous process; consequently, apology expressions’ meanings are situated and negotiated in… read more
2012 Su(m)imasen and gomen nasai: Linguistic devices marking Japanese apology expressions and emotivity Language and Dialogue 2:3, pp. 339–362 | Article
This paper investigates Japanese apology expressions, particularly the co-occurrence of su(m)imasen and gomen nasai with various linguistic devices (i.e. adverbs, interjections, conjunctions, etc.) in social interactions. Differing from previous research, the present research focuses on (1) the… read more