Wuhan Zhu
Biographic Data
| ID | 6731108 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Wuhan Zhu |
| GIVEN NAMES | Wuhan |
| FAMILY NAME | Zhu |
| SIGNATURE | ZHU W |
| AFFILIATIONS | Zhejiang International Studies University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2980-6628 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Influencer discourse as a dynamic continuum
This study combines corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to compare the discursive representation of influencers in Chinese and US mainstream English newspapers (2020–2024). The findings suggest that Chinese newspapers tend to represent influencers as positive agents who are instrumental in promoting culture and tourism, advancing the digital economy through livestream sales and overseas e-commerce, contributing to poverty alleviati…
Investigating text-messaging psychiatric disorders consultations on the telemedicine platform Haodaifu online in China
Despite the high prevalence of mental disorders in China, consultation rates remain low. Public stigma leads many people to turn to computer-mediated consultation platforms. There is a pressing need to examine the topics of online psychiatric consultations to provide targeted education and interventions. This study analyzed online psychiatric consultations on Haodaifu Online (‘Good Doctor Online’) in China, focusing on psychiatrists’ speech durin…
Employing political persuasion to manage rapport
Rapport management is argued to be a critical antecedent of voter support in election campaigns, as it can motivate cooperation. However, little research has been conducted exploring how rapport is managed in such practice. In the present study, the campaign leaflets of four political parties in Sheffield Central constituency for the 2017 UK general election were analysed in relation to rapport-management strategies. Three domains of discourse we…
A cross-cultural pragmatic study of rapport-management strategies in Chinese and English academic upward request emails
This article discusses and compares how Chinese and English postgraduate students manage a harmonious relationship with university instructors by managing rapport and doing relational work in their academic request emails. The rapport-management strategies were explored and then further evaluated in relation to the taxonomies of relational work within the discourse, illocutionary and stylistic domains. It found that Chinese and British students b…
A cross-cultural pragmatic study of rapport-management strategies in Chinese and English academic upward request emails
This article discusses and compares how Chinese and English postgraduate students manage a harmonious relationship with university instructors by managing rapport and doing relational work in their academic request emails. The rapport-management strategies were explored and then further evaluated in relation to the taxonomies of relational work within the discourse, illocutionary and stylistic domains. It found that Chinese and British students b…
A cross-cultural pragmatic study of rapport-management strategies in Chinese and English academic upward request emails
This article discusses and compares how Chinese and English postgraduate students manage a harmonious relationship with university instructors by managing rapport and doing relational work in their academic request emails. The rapport-management strategies were explored and then further evaluated in relation to the taxonomies of relational work within the discourse, illocutionary and stylistic domains. It found that Chinese and British students b…
Employing political persuasion to manage rapport
Rapport management is argued to be a critical antecedent of voter support in election campaigns, as it can motivate cooperation. However, little research has been conducted exploring how rapport is managed in such practice. In the present study, the campaign leaflets of four political parties in Sheffield Central constituency for the 2017 UK general election were analysed in relation to rapport-management strategies. Three domains of discourse we…
Influencer discourse as a dynamic continuum
This study combines corpus linguistics and critical discourse analysis to compare the discursive representation of influencers in Chinese and US mainstream English newspapers (2020–2024). The findings suggest that Chinese newspapers tend to represent influencers as positive agents who are instrumental in promoting culture and tourism, advancing the digital economy through livestream sales and overseas e-commerce, contributing to poverty alleviati…
Investigating text-messaging psychiatric disorders consultations on the telemedicine platform Haodaifu online in China
Despite the high prevalence of mental disorders in China, consultation rates remain low. Public stigma leads many people to turn to computer-mediated consultation platforms. There is a pressing need to examine the topics of online psychiatric consultations to provide targeted education and interventions. This study analyzed online psychiatric consultations on Haodaifu Online (‘Good Doctor Online’) in China, focusing on psychiatrists’ speech durin…
Digital Communication and Language (2 works) · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (2 works) · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Public relations (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Antecedent (behavioral psychology (1 work)