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Comparative Pragmatics

Comparative Pragmatics is a subfield of linguistics that systematically examines the cross-linguistic and cross-cultural similarities and differences in language use, interpretation, and communicative strategies to uncover universal and language-specific pragmatic principles.

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584

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306

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Cross-cultural pragmatics: Requests and apologies

Marina Sbisà · Journal of Pragmatics · 1992 · 1.7K citations

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<b>Cross-cultural pragmatics</b> : Requests and apologies. Ed. by Shoshana Blum-Kulka, Juliane House, and Gabriele Kasper. (Advances in dicourse processes, 31.) Norwood, NJ: Ablex, 1989. Pp. x, 300. Cloth $32.50.

Elisabeth Kühn · Language · 1991 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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Understanding metaphorical comparisons: Beyond similarity.

Sam Glucksberg, Boaz Keysar · Psychological Review · 1990 · 820 citations

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The universality of conversational postulates

Elinor Ochs Keenan · Language in Society · 1976 · 459 citations

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The pragmatic role of textual and interpersonal metadiscourse markers in the construction and attainment of persuasion: A cross-linguistic study of newspaper discourse

Emma Dafouz-Milne · Journal of Pragmatics · 2007 · 381 citations · Full text

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Authors

584

  1. DZ
    Dániel Z. Kádár

    Dalian University of Foreign Languages, China

    7 publications · 319 citations

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  2. DV
    Daniël Van Olmen

    Lancaster University, United Kingdom

    7 publications · 219 citations

    7

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  3. JH
    Juliane House

    Universität Hamburg, Germany

    6 publications · 234 citations

    6

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  4. MH
    Michael Haugh

    Griffith University, Australia

    6 publications · 500 citations

    6

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  5. PC
    Peter Collins

    UNSW Sydney, Australia

    4 publications · 79 citations

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Institutions

306

  1. ELTE Research Centre for Linguistics

    Budapest, Hungary

    7 h-index

    11 publications

    447 citations

  2. University of Antwerp

    Antwerp, Belgium

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    228 citations

  3. Universität Hamburg

    Hamburg, Germany

    6 h-index

    6 publications

    234 citations

  4. Dalian University of Foreign Languages

    Dalian, China

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    254 citations

  5. University of Manchester

    Manchester, United Kingdom

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    444 citations

  6. Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics

    Nijmegen, The Netherlands

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    1K citations

  7. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    385 citations

  8. Max Planck Society

    Munich, Germany

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    1.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Pragmatics

    63 publications · 5.6K citations

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  2. Intercultural Pragmatics

    15 publications · 773 citations

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  3. World Englishes

    WE · 10 publications · 420 citations

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  4. Language

    10 publications · 2.1K citations

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  5. Journal of Politeness Research

    8 publications · 1.1K citations

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