Weihua Zhu
List of John Benjamins publications in which Weihua Zhu is involved.
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2017 Perceptions of extended concurrent speech in Mandarin Pragmatics 27:1, pp. 144–170 | Article
In this paper, we adopt Kádár and Haugh’s (2013) discursive-interactional approach to argue that extended concurrent speech for floor taking or topic switching can be perceived as normal and qiàdàng (appropriate). Spontaneous mundane conversations and interviews in Mandarin were collected and… read more
2013 Strong disagreement in Mandarin and ELFP: Aggressive or politic? Journal of Language Aggression and Conflict 1:2, pp. 194–224 | Article
This paper calls for the integration of first order and second order approaches in (im)politeness studies. Most previous research on the (im)politeness of Chinese speech behavior has been based on researchers’ interpretations and second order investigations. However, this study included a first… read more
2012 Chapter 4. Disagreement and sociolinguistic variables: English as a Lingua Franca of Practice in China Pragmatic Variation in First and Second Language Contexts: Methodological issues, Félix-Brasdefer, J. César and Dale Koike (eds.), pp. 113–140 | Article
This study analyzes Mandarin speakers’ disagreement behavior in English as a Lingua Franca of Practice (ELFP) at “English Corners” in a Mainland China city. It focuses on the extent of participants’ disagreement behavior covariation with seven sociolinguistic variables. Qualitative and quantitative… read more