Anticipating offense and managing risks
Understanding the disclaimer wúyì màofàn…dànshì… [‘no offense, but …’] in Chinese social media
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19219985 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xinyu Wang (0009-0005-8004-6336, Nanjing University), Lingling Chang (Nanjing University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 254 |
| Pages | 34-44 |
| Publication date | 2026-01-16 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Pragmatics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0378-2166 • E-ISSN: 1879-1387 |
| Publisher | Elsevier BV (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1016/j.pragma.2025.12.014 |
| OpenAlex | W7124437790 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 28 |
Complaint · Disclaimer · Framing (construction) · Perspective (graphical) · Politeness · Reflexivity · Social media · Discourse Analysis in Language Studies · Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies · Swearing, Euphemism, Multilingualism
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“I was Only Kidding!”
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Conflict management in massive polylogues
On-line polylogues and impoliteness
Impoliteness in polylogal interaction
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The folk‐linguistics of women's speech
Deindividuation Effects on Group Polarization in Computer-Mediated Communication
On the morality of taking offence
Formulaic disclaimers
Disclaimers
Conversational mitigation
From bonding to biting
Mouren" ("Somebody") can be you-know-who
Why do people take offence? Exploring the underlying expectations
Im/politeness, social practice and the participation order
Towards an anatomy of impoliteness
Let's see how many of you mother fuckers unfollow me for this
Beyond sarcasm
Conversational disclaimers in Persian
Exposing and avoiding unwanted inferences in conversational interaction
Metapragmatic negation as a rapport-oriented mitigating device
Disclaimer as a metapragmatic device in Chinese
Impoliteness and taking offence in initial interactions
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |