Vasia Tsami
Biographic Data
| ID | 1148543 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Vasia Tsami |
| GIVEN NAMES | Vasia |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsami |
| SIGNATURE | TSAMI V |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Patras |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2676-4802 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
I’m just kidding
This paper investigates the role of claims to non-seriousness in ‘jocular pretence’ teasing sequences ( Haugh 2016 ). Drawing on 50 hours of Greek scripted interactions from popular TV sitcoms, we examined 18 ‘biting’ ( Boxer & Cortés-Conde 1997 ) teases involving overt claims to non-seriousness. Our analysis adopts an interactional pragmatic approach ( Haugh 2013 ) with a particular focus on the sequential and moral/social implications of claims…
Interesting but incongruous”
The goal of this case study is to explore the attitudes of Greek secondary education teachers towards the teaching of humour within a critical literacy framework. This fieldwork-based research took place during and after 8 training seminars (218 participants), which aimed to familiarise educators with the critical teaching of humorous texts using an annotated database. After each seminar, participants answered questions eliciting their attitudes …
When the immigrants faced the Statue of Liberty”
The increased arrival of immigrant/refugee populations often leads to public debates. These debates about immigrant/refugee policies are often raised in parliament. Inside parliament, speakers use specific arguments to persuade their audience, aiming to construct specific national identities, and to promote the national homogenizing discourse. To accomplish this, the politicians often exploit narratives and more specifically, national narratives,…
Did you hear the crunch sound
Metapragmatic stereotypes and humour
The present study concentrates on the potential of mass culture texts to impose specific metapragmatic stereotypes (Agha 2007) through humour on the wider audience. Metapragmatic stereotypes constitute speakers’ internal models of how language should or should not be used; such models guide speakers’ own language use and enable them to make evaluations about their own language behaviour or that of others. In this context, I explore the dominant m…
Metapragmatic stereotypes about geographical diversity in Greece
Over the past decades, contemporary sociolinguistics has challenged the existence of fixed and rigid linguistic boundaries, thus focusing on how the speakers themselves define language varieties and how specific linguistic choices end up being perceived as language varieties. In this light, the present paper explores the influence of metapragmatic stereotypes on elementary school pupils’ attitudes towards geographical varieties. Specifically, we …
Linguistic varieties in style
Linguistic varieties in style
Did you hear the crunch sound
Metapragmatic stereotypes and humour
The present study concentrates on the potential of mass culture texts to impose specific metapragmatic stereotypes (Agha 2007) through humour on the wider audience. Metapragmatic stereotypes constitute speakers’ internal models of how language should or should not be used; such models guide speakers’ own language use and enable them to make evaluations about their own language behaviour or that of others. In this context, I explore the dominant m…
Linguistic varieties in style
Metapragmatic stereotypes about geographical diversity in Greece
Over the past decades, contemporary sociolinguistics has challenged the existence of fixed and rigid linguistic boundaries, thus focusing on how the speakers themselves define language varieties and how specific linguistic choices end up being perceived as language varieties. In this light, the present paper explores the influence of metapragmatic stereotypes on elementary school pupils’ attitudes towards geographical varieties. Specifically, we …
Metapragmatic stereotypes and humour
The present study concentrates on the potential of mass culture texts to impose specific metapragmatic stereotypes (Agha 2007) through humour on the wider audience. Metapragmatic stereotypes constitute speakers’ internal models of how language should or should not be used; such models guide speakers’ own language use and enable them to make evaluations about their own language behaviour or that of others. In this context, I explore the dominant m…
Did you hear the crunch sound
Interesting but incongruous”
The goal of this case study is to explore the attitudes of Greek secondary education teachers towards the teaching of humour within a critical literacy framework. This fieldwork-based research took place during and after 8 training seminars (218 participants), which aimed to familiarise educators with the critical teaching of humorous texts using an annotated database. After each seminar, participants answered questions eliciting their attitudes …
When the immigrants faced the Statue of Liberty”
The increased arrival of immigrant/refugee populations often leads to public debates. These debates about immigrant/refugee policies are often raised in parliament. Inside parliament, speakers use specific arguments to persuade their audience, aiming to construct specific national identities, and to promote the national homogenizing discourse. To accomplish this, the politicians often exploit narratives and more specifically, national narratives,…
I’m just kidding
This paper investigates the role of claims to non-seriousness in ‘jocular pretence’ teasing sequences ( Haugh 2016 ). Drawing on 50 hours of Greek scripted interactions from popular TV sitcoms, we examined 18 ‘biting’ ( Boxer & Cortés-Conde 1997 ) teases involving overt claims to non-seriousness. Our analysis adopts an interactional pragmatic approach ( Haugh 2013 ) with a particular focus on the sequential and moral/social implications of claims…
Humor Studies and Applications (4 works) · Linguistics (4 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (3 works) · Language, Metaphor, and Cognition (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Psychology (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Law (2 works)