Alireza Jalilifar
List of John Benjamins publications for which Alireza Jalilifar plays a role.
Articles
2024 Circumstantial and tactic augmentation: Unfolding interactive information structure in the method section of applied linguistics RAs Concentric 50:2, pp. 293–321 | Article
The present study attempts to unveil patterns in interactive information structure of clause enhancement that conventionalize the actual representation of circumstantial elements which add information about time, place, manner, means, and reason/cause through circumstantial augmentation, tactic… read more
2022 Self-denigration in academic discourse: The case of the Iranian doctoral defense Functions of Language 29:3, pp. 300–327 | Article
Using the methodology of Grounded Theory, this study aims to identify and analyze the perceptions and functions of self-denigration in dissertation defenses. The data comprises transcripts of two focus group discussions and the disputation sections of a corpus of 53 applied linguistics doctoral… read more
2021 “Boom! You bought them.”: A metalinguistic analysis of Apple infomercials based on Aristotle’s modes of persuasion Pragmatics and Society 12:4, pp. 567–590 | Article
A review of advertisement studies shows that there has been little attempt to examine infomercials in terms of rhetorical appeals and persuasive strategies. Therefore, this study sought to contribute to the existing literature by exploring the persuasive elements of Apple infomercials through… read more