The Sociopragmatics of Emotion

Laura Alba-Juez is Full Professor of Linguistics at the National University of Distance Education in Madrid, Spain. She is the Vice-Rector for Internationalization and Multilingualism of the UNED, as well as the President of the Spanish Discourse Linguistics Association. Michael Haugh is Professor of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics in the School of Languages and Cultures at the University of Queensland, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities. He is the incoming President of the International Pragmatics Association (IPrA).

• Introduction; 1. The sociopragmatics of emotion in discourse and interaction Laura Alba-Juez and Michael Haugh; Part I. Emotion and Evaluation: 2. Invoked emotions in times of coronavirus: a sociopragmatic analysis of the narratives of healthcare workers and victims of covid19 in spain during the lockdown Laura Alba-Juez; 3. The use of humour as an affiliative strategy in times of covid Carmen Maíz-Arévalo and Francisco Yus; 4. Promoemotion in action: sci-tech marketing in university innovation portfolios Carmen Sancho Guinda; Part II. Emotion and Relationships: 5. Doing emotions and displaying empathy: the construction of online peer support Carolina Figueras Bates; 6. Understanding affective aspects of Chinese relational practice: from the perspective of 'heart' and 'face' Yongping Ran and Linlin Fan; 7. Emotive politeness and communication styles: leave-taking in British and Russian interpersonal interaction Tatiana Larina; 8. Laughter and embarrassment in a complicated task Shelby R. Miller, Hilal Ergül and Salvatore Attardo; Part III. Emotion and Morality: 9. The Institutional relevance of emotions: moral-nexus effects in the courtroom Isolda E. Carranza; 10. Displaying embarrassment as social action in business interactions Wei-Lin Melody Chang and Michael Haugh; 11. 'I'm so angry!' taking offence in calls to an insurance company Carmen Santamaría-García; Epilogue: 12. Revisiting the sociopragmatics of emotions Miriam A. Locher.