Montserrat Mir
List of John Benjamins publications for which Montserrat Mir plays a role.
2024 The humorous effect of routine formulas in Spanish and English televised monologues Pragmatics and Society: Online-First Articles | Article
The present comparative study investigates the use of multi-word expressions known as ‘routine formulas’ in the humorous monologues of four comedians from four different late-night TV shows in Spain and the United States. The study is framed in the General Theory of Verbal Humor (GTVH) and… read more
2020 Teaching and learning about Spanish L2 compliments in short-term study abroad Study Abroad Research in Second Language Acquisition and International Education 5:2, pp. 230–257 | Article
The case for pragmatics instruction in second language (L2) learning has been evidenced by empirical research, although investigations within the context of study abroad are more limited. The objective of this article is to detail the impact of a pedagogical intervention which included explicit… read more
2019 “Put a little bit of humor into it”: Teachers’ humor in the beginning-level Spanish classroom Applied Pragmatics 1:2, pp. 93–118 | Article
This study examines the use of teacher humor in whole-group interactions in beginning-level Spanish foreign language (FL) classes. Previous research has focused primarily on student humor and on humor in intermediate- and advanced-level FL courses. Hence, the goals of the research were, first, to… read more
2017 Beyond saying thanks : Compliment responses in American English and Peninsular Spanish Languages in Contrast 17:1, pp. 128–150 | Article
This study explores how American English and Peninsular Spanish speakers respond to a compliment. Participants completed an online discourse completion test with nine different complimenting scenarios. A total of 14 different strategies for responding to a compliment were found in the data.… read more