Teasing a form…

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Haugh, M. (2010). Jocular mockery,(dis) affiliation, and face. Journal of Pragmatics42(8), 2106-2119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2009.12.018

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Face Constituting Theory…

Arundale, R. B. (2010). Constituting face in conversation: Face, facework, and interactional achievement. Journal of pragmatics42(8), 2078-2105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2009.12.021.

Arundale, R. B. (2020). Communicating & relating: Constituting face in everyday interacting. Oxford University Press.

Haugh, M. (2010). Jocular mockery,(dis)affiliation, and face. Journal of Pragmatics42(8), 2106-2119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2009.12.018.