Jie Li
List of John Benjamins publications for which Jie Li plays a role.
Articles
2023 Parentheses used as pragmatic strategies in Chinese online socialization Pragmatics and Society 14:3, pp. 442–460 | Article
This paper details the use of parentheses as pragmatic strategies in Chinese network socialization. The data were collected from Weibo, Wechat, QQ and other online social platforms, and analyzed from the perspective of Cyberpragmatics. We consider the pragmatic features and functions of… read more
2023 Cardinal direction judgment based on the integration of spatial reference frames in different languages Functions of Language 30:3, pp. 320–348 | Article
This study investigates how integrated egocentric and environmental reference frames influence direction determination and cardinal direction judgments in L1 speakers of Mongolian and Mandarin. The results show that in direction determination, Mandarin participants’ integrated frame of reference… read more
2022 The performance and relational role of toast intervention in Chinese dining contexts Pragmatics and Society 13:4, pp. 625–643 | Article
This study explores the performance and relational role of toast intervention in Chinese dining contexts. The analysis of both interactional data and post-event interview data indicates that the detection of moral transgression and moral identification may outweigh the power relationship and… read more