Yilin Chai
Biographic Data
| ID | 3592460 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yilin Chai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yilin |
| FAMILY NAME | Chai |
| SIGNATURE | CHAI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Dalian University of Foreign Languages |
| ORCID | 0009-0001-6297-2919 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
“Why are you speaking Chinese so well?”: A pragmatic study of compliments on foreigners’ Chinese proficiency
Compliments on the Chinese proficiency of L2 learners has been reported to be ambivalent, often triggering negative evaluations. In the present study, we aim to explore the pragmatic reasons behind this ambivalence. First, we examine an online corpus of etic comments on Chinese L2-related complimenting, alongside a corpus of interviews conducted with expert L2 speakers of Chinese. Through this step, we hope to systematically capture how learners …
Affective Touch, Emotion Regulation, and the Continuum of Psychopathology: From Borderline Traits to Psychosis Proneness
Chinese phrasal downgraders: A problem for L2 Learners
In this study we investigate why phrasal downgraders such as mei-guanxi 没关系 (‘does not matter’) and meishi(-meishi) 没事 (没事) (‘no problem(-no problem)’) turn out to be problematic even for advanced L2 learners of Chinese. Although both mei-guanxi and meishi(-meishi) are standardly mentioned in Chinese L2 textbooks, various of their uses are still surprisingly irritating for L2 learners. We look at the heart of such irritations by following a tripa…
Routine and Ritual Small Talk in Chinese rural shops
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Routine and Ritual Small Talk in Chinese rural shops
“Why are you speaking Chinese so well?”: A pragmatic study of compliments on foreigners’ Chinese proficiency
Compliments on the Chinese proficiency of L2 learners has been reported to be ambivalent, often triggering negative evaluations. In the present study, we aim to explore the pragmatic reasons behind this ambivalence. First, we examine an online corpus of etic comments on Chinese L2-related complimenting, alongside a corpus of interviews conducted with expert L2 speakers of Chinese. Through this step, we hope to systematically capture how learners …
Affective Touch, Emotion Regulation, and the Continuum of Psychopathology: From Borderline Traits to Psychosis Proneness
Chinese phrasal downgraders: A problem for L2 Learners
In this study we investigate why phrasal downgraders such as mei-guanxi 没关系 (‘does not matter’) and meishi(-meishi) 没事 (没事) (‘no problem(-no problem)’) turn out to be problematic even for advanced L2 learners of Chinese. Although both mei-guanxi and meishi(-meishi) are standardly mentioned in Chinese L2 textbooks, various of their uses are still surprisingly irritating for L2 learners. We look at the heart of such irritations by following a tripa…
Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (3 works) · Applied linguistics (2 works) · History (2 works) · Linguistics (2 works) · Philosophy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism (2 works) · Affect (linguistics) (1 works) · Big Five personality traits (1 works)