The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy
Edited by Sandrine Sorlin and Tuija Virtanen
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 343] 2024. viii, 268 pp.
Tuija Virtanen
List of John Benjamins publications for which Tuija Virtanen plays a role.
Titles
Subjects Communication Studies | Discourse studies | Philosophy | Pragmatics
Humane Readings: Essays on literary mediation and communication in honour of Roger D. Sell
Edited by Jason Finch, Martin Gill, Anthony Johnson, Iris Lindahl-Raittila, Inna Lindgren, Tuija Virtanen and Brita Wårvik
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 190] 2009. xi, 160 pp.
Subjects Communication Studies | Discourse studies | Pragmatics | Theoretical literature & literary studies
Persuasion Across Genres: A linguistic approach
Edited by Helena Halmari and Tuija Virtanen
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, 130] 2005. viii, 257 pp.
Subjects Discourse studies | Pragmatics
Articles
2024 Chapter 2. A pragmatic model of hypocrisy The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy, Sorlin, Sandrine and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 15–42 | Chapter
Based on the general definition of hypocrisy given in the introductory chapter, this chapter shows how pragmatics can deepen and add to the understanding of hypocrisy. It first guides the reader to think differently about this traditionally morally-laden and negatively-evaluated notion. It then… read more
2024 Chapter 1. Introduction to hypocrisy The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy, Sorlin, Sandrine and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 2–14 | Chapter
This introductory chapter approaches hypocrisy (i) as misalignment between two inconsistent elements and (ii) as a sham of some kind, through a transdisciplinary discussion of the notion in public and academic discourse. Presenting the aim of the volume and the rationale behind it, we argue for… read more
2024 Chapter 8. Pretending to pretend: Performing “autohypocrisy” in online discourse The Pragmatics of Hypocrisy, Sorlin, Sandrine and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 187–211 | Chapter
This chapter explores virtual performances of “autohypocrisy”, an overt form of pretence where users instantaneously and simultaneously execute and expose their own hypocritical act. Examining conventionalizing and creative uses on Twitter of the self-referential third-person performative… read more
2022 Text and discourse linguistics Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef and Jan-Ola Östman (eds.), pp. 1376–1393 | Chapter
2018 *Sings myself happy birthday*: Externalizing and reassuming self in virtual performatives From Culture to Language and Back: The Animacy Hierarchy in language and discourse, Gardelle, Laure and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 248–270 | Article
This paper explores linguistic egocentrism in English through the lens of virtual performatives, i.e. self-referential stand-alone predications in the third person singular present tense through which users perform virtual action or emotion. The focus is on microblogging for apparently… read more
2015 Chapter 11. Referring to oneself in the third person: A novel construction in text-based computer-mediated communication The Pragmatics of Personal Pronouns, Gardelle, Laure and Sandrine Sorlin (eds.), pp. 215–238 | Article
This chapter examines the increasingly popular practice in text-based computer-mediated communication (CMC) of users referring to themselves in the third person, e.g. *runs to the kitchen*. Originating in game environments, the zero subject construction has in recent years spread to other modes of… read more
2012 Text and discourse linguistics Handbook of Pragmatics: 2012 Installment, Östman, Jan-Ola and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 1–24 | Article
2011 Text and discourse linguistics Discursive Pragmatics, Zienkowski, Jan, Jan-Ola Östman and Jef Verschueren (eds.), pp. 266–285 | Article
2005 Towards understanding modern persuasion Persuasion Across Genres: A linguistic approach, Halmari, Helena and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 229–244 | Chapter
2005 "Polls and surveys show": Public opinion as a persuasive device in editorial discourse Persuasion Across Genres: A linguistic approach, Halmari, Helena and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 153–180 | Chapter
2005 Persuasion across genres: Emerging perspectives Persuasion Across Genres: A linguistic approach, Halmari, Helena and Tuija Virtanen (eds.), pp. 3–24 | Chapter
1999 Text structure Handbook of Pragmatics: 1997 Installment, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman, Jan Blommaert † and Chris Bulcaen (eds.), pp. 1–15 | Article
1999 Theme, Comment, and Newness as Figures in Information Structuring Discourse Studies in Cognitive Linguistics: Selected papers from the 5th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference, Amsterdam, July 1997, Van Hoek, Karen, Andrej A. Kibrik and Leo Noordman (eds.), pp. 91 ff. | Article
1995 “Then I saw to antique heddes”: Discourse Strategies in Early Modern English Travelogues Historical Pragmatics: Pragmatic developments in the history of English, Jucker, Andreas H. (ed.), pp. 499 ff. | Article
1995 Discourse analysis Handbook of Pragmatics: Manual, Verschueren, Jef, Jan-Ola Östman and Jan Blommaert † (eds.), pp. 239–253 | Article