The Pragmatics of Managing Negative Emotions in a Chinese Context

Drawing from rich, naturally occurring language data and synthesizing insights from the fields of interpersonal pragmatics and Chinese interpersonal communication, this book presents a compelling exploration of the management of negative emotions through an interpersonal pragmatics lens.

Rong Lei, PhD in Linguistics, Associate Professor at the National Key Research Center for Linguistics and Applied Linguistics, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies (GDUFS), P. R. China.

Contents List of FiguresList of TablesForewordAcknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Towards an interpersonal pragmatics analysis of emotion management 3. Arguing For a ganqing approach to rapport (management) 4. Description of conceptual framework 5. Data and methods 6. Types of negative emotions 7. Managing negative emotions through rapport management strategies 8. Accounting for negative emotion management through rapport management strategies 9. Concluding chapter Index Index