000914963 000__ 04190cam\a2200505Ii\4500 000914963 001__ 914963 000914963 005__ 20230306150536.0 000914963 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 000914963 007__ cr\cn\nnnunnun 000914963 008__ 191002s2019\\\\sz\a\\\\ob\\\\001\0\eng\d 000914963 019__ $$a1122450934 000914963 020__ $$a9783030284602$$q(electronic book) 000914963 020__ $$a3030284603$$q(electronic book) 000914963 020__ $$z9783030284596 000914963 0247_ $$a10.1007/978-3-030-28460-2$$2doi 000914963 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)on1121478078 000914963 035__ $$aSP(OCoLC)1121478078$$z(OCoLC)1122450934 000914963 040__ $$aGW5XE$$beng$$erda$$epn$$cGW5XE$$dEBLCP 000914963 049__ $$aISEA 000914963 050_4 $$aP301.5.P47$$bZ53 2019eb 000914963 08204 $$a401/.41$$223 000914963 1001_ $$aZhang, Grace Qiao,$$eauthor. 000914963 24510 $$aElastic language in persuasion and comforting :$$ba cross-cultural perspective /$$cGrace Zhang, Vahid Parvaresh. 000914963 264_1 $$aCham :$$bPalgrave Macmillan,$$c[2019] 000914963 264_4 $$c©2019 000914963 300__ $$a1 online resource :$$billustrations 000914963 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 000914963 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 000914963 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 000914963 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 000914963 5050_ $$aIntro; Acknowledgements; Contents; About the Authors; List of Figures; List of Tables; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Definitions; 1.1.1 Elastic Language, Elasticity and Language Stretching; 1.1.2 Vague Language; 1.2 The Purpose of the Study; 1.3 The Organisation of the Book; 1.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 2 Theoretical Foundations; 2.1 Speech Act Theory; 2.2 Vague Language; 2.3 Vague Language in Different Languages and Settings; 2.3.1 Vague Language in Different Languages; 2.3.2 Vague Language in Different Settings; 2.4 Vague Language in Persuasion and Comforting 000914963 5058_ $$a2.5 Positive/Negative Politeness/Face Theories2.6 Elastic Language and Elasticity Theory; 2.7 Linguistic Categories of Elastic (Vague) Language; 2.8 Pragmatic Functions of Elastic (Vague) Language; 2.8.1 Providing the Right Amount of Information; 2.8.2 Mitigation; 2.8.3 Politeness; 2.8.4 Solidarity; 2.8.5 Strengthening; 2.8.6 Self-Protection; 2.8.7 Withholding Information; 2.9 Concluding Remarks; References; 3 Methodology; 3.1 The Rationale Behind the Research Design; 3.1.1 Mixed Methods Design; 3.1.2 Public and Formal Discourse; 3.1.3 Naturally Occurring Data; 3.1.4 Video Data; 3.2 Data 000914963 5058_ $$a3.3 Data Analysis3.3.1 Lexical Analysis; 3.3.2 Pragmatic Function Analysis; 3.3.3 Impact Factor Analysis; 3.4 Limitations of the Research; 3.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 4 Elastic Language in the Chinese Data; 4.1 Lexical Items; 4.1.1 Approximate Stretcher; 4.1.2 General Stretcher; 4.1.3 Scalar Stretcher; 4.1.4 Epistemic Stretcher; 4.2 Pragmatic Functions; 4.2.1 Just-Right Elastic; 4.2.2 Rapport Elastic; 4.2.3 Mitigating Elastic; 4.2.4 Intensifying Elastic; 4.2.5 Self-Protection Elastic; 4.2.6 Evasive Elastic; 4.3 Overall Analysis; 4.4 Frequency of Lexical Items; 4.5 Concluding Remarks 000914963 5058_ $$a6.2.1 Chinese Collaborative/Competitive Moves6.2.2 English Collaborative/Competitive Moves; 6.3 Manifestation of Elasticity; 6.3.1 Manifestation of Elasticity in the Chinese Data; 6.3.2 Manifestation of Elasticity in the English Data; 6.4 Concluding Remarks; References; 7 Elastic Language and Impact Factors; 7.1 Directness and Indirectness; 7.2 Gender Factor; 7.3 Cultural Factor; 7.4 Age Factor; 7.5 Concluding Remarks; References; 8 Conclusions; 8.1 Conclusions; 8.1.1 Research Question 1: How and Why Is EL Used in Persuasion and Comforting? 000914963 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 000914963 588__ $$aOnline resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed October 2, 2019). 000914963 650_0 $$aPersuasion (Rhetoric)$$vCross-cultural studies. 000914963 650_0 $$aTalent shows (Television programs) 000914963 650_0 $$aDiscourse analysis. 000914963 7001_ $$aParvaresh, Vahid,$$eauthor. 000914963 77608 $$iPrint version:$$aZhang, Grace$$tElastic Language in Persuasion and Comforting : A Cross-Cultural Perspective$$dCham : Palgrave Macmillan US,c2019$$z9783030284596 000914963 852__ $$bebk 000914963 85640 $$3SpringerLink$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://link.springer.com/10.1007/978-3-030-28460-2$$zOnline Access$$91397441.1 000914963 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:914963$$pGLOBAL_SET 000914963 980__ $$aEBOOK 000914963 980__ $$aBIB 000914963 982__ $$aEbook 000914963 983__ $$aOnline 000914963 994__ $$a92$$bISE