Chapter published in:
It’s not all about you
: New perspectives on address researchEdited by Bettina Kluge and María Irene Moyna
[Topics in Address Research 1] 2019
► pp. 375–396
Introductions at international academic conferences
Address and naming in three national varieties of English
This chapter investigates preferred introduction routines in first encounters in the context of international academic conferences where English is used as the conference language. We focus on reported use of first and last names as well as titles in introductions in American, Australian and British English based on a large-scale survey of reported introduction in three scenarios: introduction of self, of others and expected introduction of self by others. Drawing on quantitative and qualitative data the results demonstrate that while use of first and last name is the unmarked choice, there is also significant variation among speakers of different national varieties, different scenarios and age groups. The results also show the importance of situational factors, seniority and hierarchy for introductions.
Keywords: introductions, address, academic conferences, (varieties of) English, intercultural communication
Article outline
- 1.Introduction
- 2.Background
- 3.Theoretical and methodological approach
- 4.Methodology
- 5.Quantitative results
- 5.1Results by country of origin
- Introduction of self
- Introduction of others
- Expected introduction by others
- Cross tabulation
- 5.2Results by age group
- Introduction of self
- Introduction of others
- Expected introduction by others
- Cross tabulation
- 5.1Results by country of origin
- 6.Qualitative analysis
- 6.1Introductions as a complex task
- 6.2Reactions to use of FN
- 6.3Reactions to use of academic titles
- 6.4Seniority and hierarchy
- 6.5Gender
- 6.6Intercultural comments
- 6.7Situational aspects
- 7.Summary and discussion
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Published online: 28 November 2019
https://doi.org/10.1075/tar.1.15nor
https://doi.org/10.1075/tar.1.15nor
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