Foong Ha Yap
Biographic Data
| ID | 1005589 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Foong Ha Yap |
| GIVEN NAMES | Foong Ha |
| FAMILY NAME | Yap |
| SIGNATURE | YAP F H |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7831-0522 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 35 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 69 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 34 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1990 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
A pragmatic analysis of discourse marker 넵 neyp ‘yep’ in Korean computer-mediated communication
Phrasal alternation and Kerinci demonstrative (i)neh: Implications for spatial and socio-interactional deixis
From nominal phrase 'my word' to agreement marker 'Right: A pragmatic and prosodic analysis of Korean discourse marker nay mali
Versatile copulas and their stance-marking uses in conversational Odia, an Indo-Aryan language
Jackpot: How social forces intertwine with language-internal mechanisms to turn Korean noun taypak into an interactive
When a third person pronoun means 'you: An analysis of Korean tangsin and speaker stance
Interrogatives and speaker stance: From information-seeking to interpersonal (dis)affiliation
On the face-threat attenuating functions of Korean com: Implications for internal and external dialogic processing in interaction
Pragmatic markers are linguistic resources, many of them highly ubiquitous, that provide speakers with a means to display their stance toward a given proposition and, at the same time, toward their fellow interlocutors and others. Using naturally-occurring spoken data from the Sejong Spoken Corpus, we examine the role of Korean pragmatic marker com as an interactional resource for stance management in conversation. We integrate a ‘stance triangle…
On the extended uses of -ki and -m nominalization constructions as face-threat mitigators in Korean
Indefiniteness, interrogativity, and speaker stance: Insights from the extended uses of 'what'-words in Chaozhou
On the evolution of a multifunctional discourse marker: A Discourse Grammar analysis of Korean com
On the relationship between middles and passives: A polyfunctional analysis of - eci in Contemporary Korean
Previous studies using diachronic data from the Sejong Historical Corpus have traced the semantic extension of voice marker - eci from middle to passive uses (e.g. Ahn & Yap 2017 ). In this study, based on data from the Sejong Contemporary Spoken Corpus, we further examine the relationship between middle and passive uses of - eci constructions, with special attention to the neutralization of adversative readings that give rise to generalized (in …
Assertion, presumption and presupposition: An account of the erstwhile nominalizer YUM in Khalkha Mongolian
In this paper, we analyze the clitic YUM (
Syntactic position, qualitative features and extended demonstrative functions: Dagaare distal demonstratives nὲ and lὲ in interactional discourse
“That being so, but …”: An analysis of Korean kunyang as a marker of speaker's attenuated divergent stance
Negative attitudinal uses of quantifying classifier di in Wugang Xiang
Development of grammatical voice marking in Korean: On the causative, middle and passive uses of suffix -i
Inclusivity and exclusivity in the use of Cantonese ngo 5 dei 6 (‘we’) in evasive replies in Hong Kong political discourse
Politicians frequently face adversarial questions during election time. They often provide evasive replies to veer away from the controversial issues, but such equivocation also distances them from the audience. To deal with this problem, politicians often use the inclusive ‘we’ to identify themselves with the interest of the general public when they equivocate, or they sometimes use the exclusive ‘we’ to shift the responsibility of controversial…
Pathways to adversity and speaker affectedness: On the emergence of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Chinese
In this paper, we examine the characteristics of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Chinese, and additionally identify the pathways for their emergence in some Chinese dialects, in particular Southern Min and Mandarin varieties.In this paper, the termsdialectandvarietyare sometimes used interchangeably, with the termvarietybeing the more general term that can also include variations within dialects.We distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 unacc…
Evaluative uses of postnominal possessives in Central Mongolian
From middle to passive: A diachronic analysis of Korean - eci constructions
This paper examines the relationship between middle and passive voice constructions in Korean, in particular how they have come to share the same grammatical marker -eci . Based on diachronic data from the UNICONC (Korean historical) database, spanning Old, Middle and Modern Korean (15th to 20th century), our analysis reveals that -eci was initially used as a middle voice marker for spontaneous and inchoative events, with change-of-state as their…
A tale of two distal demonstratives in Dagaare: Reflections on directionality principles in grammaticalisation
Attitudinal nominalizer(s) in Chinese: Evidence of recursive grammaticalization and pragmaticization
Epistemicity, social identity and politeness marking: A pragmatic analysis of Bajjika verbal inflections
This article examines the pragmatic uses of the verbal inflections in Bajjika, a Bihari language within the "eastern" group of the Indo-Aryan family. Previous studies have shown that Bajjika has a very complex system of verb-agreement, which is typical of Bihari languages but atypical of other Indo-Aryan languages. Of particular interest here is that Bajjika allows a maximum of two person-agreement slots in its verbal morphology: the first slot f…
Chinese interrogative particles as talk coordinators at the right periphery: A discourse–pragmatic perspective
This paper examines how utterance-final interrogative particles in Chinese contribute to the management of local and global coherence in conversational discourse. Using Schiffrin’s (1987) model of discourse coherence, and focusing in particular on the Cantonese particle ho2 we show how an interrogative particle is often also used as an interactional particle. In the case of ho2 , we show how this information-seeking particle is frequently recruit…
Stance-marking and stance-taking in Asian languages
Indefiniteness, interrogativity, and speaker stance: Insights from the extended uses of 'what'-words in Chaozhou
Interrogatives and speaker stance: From information-seeking to interpersonal (dis)affiliation
On the evolution of a multifunctional discourse marker: A Discourse Grammar analysis of Korean com
Syntactic position, qualitative features and extended demonstrative functions: Dagaare distal demonstratives nὲ and lὲ in interactional discourse
I am sure but I hedge: Fear expression kǒngpà as an interactive rhetorical strategy in Mandarin broadcast talk
Negotiating common ground in discourse: A diachronic and discourse analysis of maliya in Korean
A tale of two distal demonstratives in Dagaare: Reflections on directionality principles in grammaticalisation
Chinese interrogative particles as talk coordinators at the right periphery: A discourse–pragmatic perspective
This paper examines how utterance-final interrogative particles in Chinese contribute to the management of local and global coherence in conversational discourse. Using Schiffrin’s (1987) model of discourse coherence, and focusing in particular on the Cantonese particle ho2 we show how an interrogative particle is often also used as an interactional particle. In the case of ho2 , we show how this information-seeking particle is frequently recruit…
Please continue to be an anime lover”: The use of defamation metaphors in Hong Kong electoral discourse
Phrasal alternation and Kerinci demonstrative (i)neh: Implications for spatial and socio-interactional deixis
When a third person pronoun means 'you: An analysis of Korean tangsin and speaker stance
On the extended uses of -ki and -m nominalization constructions as face-threat mitigators in Korean
Evaluative uses of postnominal possessives in Central Mongolian
Epistemicity, social identity and politeness marking: A pragmatic analysis of Bajjika verbal inflections
This article examines the pragmatic uses of the verbal inflections in Bajjika, a Bihari language within the "eastern" group of the Indo-Aryan family. Previous studies have shown that Bajjika has a very complex system of verb-agreement, which is typical of Bihari languages but atypical of other Indo-Aryan languages. Of particular interest here is that Bajjika allows a maximum of two person-agreement slots in its verbal morphology: the first slot f…
From nominal phrase 'my word' to agreement marker 'Right: A pragmatic and prosodic analysis of Korean discourse marker nay mali
Jackpot: How social forces intertwine with language-internal mechanisms to turn Korean noun taypak into an interactive
Development of grammatical voice marking in Korean: On the causative, middle and passive uses of suffix -i
Pathways to adversity and speaker affectedness: On the emergence of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Chinese
In this paper, we examine the characteristics of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Chinese, and additionally identify the pathways for their emergence in some Chinese dialects, in particular Southern Min and Mandarin varieties.In this paper, the termsdialectandvarietyare sometimes used interchangeably, with the termvarietybeing the more general term that can also include variations within dialects.We distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 unacc…
From middle to passive: A diachronic analysis of Korean - eci constructions
This paper examines the relationship between middle and passive voice constructions in Korean, in particular how they have come to share the same grammatical marker -eci . Based on diachronic data from the UNICONC (Korean historical) database, spanning Old, Middle and Modern Korean (15th to 20th century), our analysis reveals that -eci was initially used as a middle voice marker for spontaneous and inchoative events, with change-of-state as their…
Attitudinal nominalizer(s) in Chinese: Evidence of recursive grammaticalization and pragmaticization
Non-Referential Uses of Nominalization Constructions: Asian Perspectives
This study reviews extended uses of nominalization constructions in a wide range of Asian languages. It combines typological and diachronic perspectives, and traces how nominalization constructions over time develop from referential to non‐referential uses. The latter include modifying functions (e.g. relativization and adverbialization); in some cases, nominalization constructions further develop into finite clauses, and sometimes are reanalyzed…
The Inward Ear: Poetry in the Language Classroom
Non-Referential Uses of Nominalization Constructions: Asian Perspectives
This study reviews extended uses of nominalization constructions in a wide range of Asian languages. It combines typological and diachronic perspectives, and traces how nominalization constructions over time develop from referential to non‐referential uses. The latter include modifying functions (e.g. relativization and adverbialization); in some cases, nominalization constructions further develop into finite clauses, and sometimes are reanalyzed…
Nominalization in Asian languages: Diachronic and Typological Perspectives
Negotiating common ground in discourse: A diachronic and discourse analysis of maliya in Korean
On the development of Korean SAY evidentials and their extended pragmatic functions
This paper examines the development of five hearsay evidential markers in Korean, namely, tako , tamye , tamyense , tanun and tanta , and traces their extended pragmatic functions in discourse. We first identify their functions over time, from Middle Korean to Modern and Contemporary Korean, then quantitatively analyze the usage frequency of these functions, diachronically from the 16th century to the early 20th century using the UNICONC historic…
Evidentiality in interaction: A pragmatic analysis of Korean hearsay evidential markers
This paper examines how hearsay evidential markers in Korean are used within the pragmatic domain to serve a wide range of epistemic and politeness functions. In particular, we focus on a new paradigm of hearsay evidential markers — more specifically, the V- ta ha- X > V- ta- X type, among them -tako , -tamye , -tamyense , -tanun , and -tanta (see Ahn & Yap 2014) — and using data from the Sejong Contemporary Spoken Corpus, we examine the extended…
Did Obamacare create new jobs?” – An analysis of Mitt Romney’s use of rhetorical questions in the 2012 US presidential election campaign
This paper examines how Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s use of rhetorical questions (RQs) in the 2012 US presidential election varies depending on the target audience. We first classify the US states into: (i) Democrat-safe states, (ii) Republican-safe states, and (iii) swing states. We then examine Romney’s use of RQs in his 48 speeches in terms of their (i) frequency, (ii) question type, (iii) topic, and (iv) function. Our findi…
Please continue to be an anime lover”: The use of defamation metaphors in Hong Kong electoral discourse
I am sure but I hedge: Fear expression kǒngpà as an interactive rhetorical strategy in Mandarin broadcast talk
Stance-marking and stance-taking in Asian languages
Chinese interrogative particles as talk coordinators at the right periphery: A discourse–pragmatic perspective
This paper examines how utterance-final interrogative particles in Chinese contribute to the management of local and global coherence in conversational discourse. Using Schiffrin’s (1987) model of discourse coherence, and focusing in particular on the Cantonese particle ho2 we show how an interrogative particle is often also used as an interactional particle. In the case of ho2 , we show how this information-seeking particle is frequently recruit…
From middle to passive: A diachronic analysis of Korean - eci constructions
This paper examines the relationship between middle and passive voice constructions in Korean, in particular how they have come to share the same grammatical marker -eci . Based on diachronic data from the UNICONC (Korean historical) database, spanning Old, Middle and Modern Korean (15th to 20th century), our analysis reveals that -eci was initially used as a middle voice marker for spontaneous and inchoative events, with change-of-state as their…
A tale of two distal demonstratives in Dagaare: Reflections on directionality principles in grammaticalisation
Attitudinal nominalizer(s) in Chinese: Evidence of recursive grammaticalization and pragmaticization
Epistemicity, social identity and politeness marking: A pragmatic analysis of Bajjika verbal inflections
This article examines the pragmatic uses of the verbal inflections in Bajjika, a Bihari language within the "eastern" group of the Indo-Aryan family. Previous studies have shown that Bajjika has a very complex system of verb-agreement, which is typical of Bihari languages but atypical of other Indo-Aryan languages. Of particular interest here is that Bajjika allows a maximum of two person-agreement slots in its verbal morphology: the first slot f…
Inclusivity and exclusivity in the use of Cantonese ngo 5 dei 6 (‘we’) in evasive replies in Hong Kong political discourse
Politicians frequently face adversarial questions during election time. They often provide evasive replies to veer away from the controversial issues, but such equivocation also distances them from the audience. To deal with this problem, politicians often use the inclusive ‘we’ to identify themselves with the interest of the general public when they equivocate, or they sometimes use the exclusive ‘we’ to shift the responsibility of controversial…
Pathways to adversity and speaker affectedness: On the emergence of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Chinese
In this paper, we examine the characteristics of unaccusative 'give' constructions in Chinese, and additionally identify the pathways for their emergence in some Chinese dialects, in particular Southern Min and Mandarin varieties.In this paper, the termsdialectandvarietyare sometimes used interchangeably, with the termvarietybeing the more general term that can also include variations within dialects.We distinguish between Type 1 and Type 2 unacc…
Evaluative uses of postnominal possessives in Central Mongolian
Development of grammatical voice marking in Korean: On the causative, middle and passive uses of suffix -i
“That being so, but …”: An analysis of Korean kunyang as a marker of speaker's attenuated divergent stance
Negative attitudinal uses of quantifying classifier di in Wugang Xiang
On the relationship between middles and passives: A polyfunctional analysis of - eci in Contemporary Korean
Previous studies using diachronic data from the Sejong Historical Corpus have traced the semantic extension of voice marker - eci from middle to passive uses (e.g. Ahn & Yap 2017 ). In this study, based on data from the Sejong Contemporary Spoken Corpus, we further examine the relationship between middle and passive uses of - eci constructions, with special attention to the neutralization of adversative readings that give rise to generalized (in …
Assertion, presumption and presupposition: An account of the erstwhile nominalizer YUM in Khalkha Mongolian
In this paper, we analyze the clitic YUM (
Syntactic position, qualitative features and extended demonstrative functions: Dagaare distal demonstratives nὲ and lὲ in interactional discourse
On the face-threat attenuating functions of Korean com: Implications for internal and external dialogic processing in interaction
Pragmatic markers are linguistic resources, many of them highly ubiquitous, that provide speakers with a means to display their stance toward a given proposition and, at the same time, toward their fellow interlocutors and others. Using naturally-occurring spoken data from the Sejong Spoken Corpus, we examine the role of Korean pragmatic marker com as an interactional resource for stance management in conversation. We integrate a ‘stance triangle…
Linguistics (33 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (32 works) · Philosophy (27 works) · Psychology (25 works) · Syntax, Semantics, Linguistic Variation (17 works) · Computer Science (16 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (16 works) · Philosophy (16 works) · Sociology (12 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (11 works)