Hao Sun
List of John Benjamins publications in which Hao Sun is involved.
Articles
2012 Openings of Chinese telephone service encounters: A comparative analysis across time Chinese Language and Discourse 3:2, pp. 200–227 | Article
Focusing on openings of telephone service encounters, this study utilizes two sets of comparable discourse data in Chinese collected in the same linguistic community more than a decade apart to explore discoursal style changes over time. The comparative analysis examines forms, tasks and discursive… read more
2005 Collaborative strategies in Chinese telephone conversation closings: Balancing procedural needs and interpersonal meaning making Pragmatics 15:1, pp. 109–128 | Article
This study is focused on Chinese telephone conversation closings in non-institutional settings. The purpose is to provide a descriptive account of characteristics of Chinese telephone conversation closings. This article reports findings of differences between Chinese and English calls regarding… read more