Anticipating offense and managing risks: Understanding the disclaimer wúyì màofàn...dànshì... [‘no offense, but ...’] in Chinese social media

Journal of Pragmatics 2026 Open access

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Authors: Xinyu Wang, Lingling Chang
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2025.12.014
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Fields of Study & Subjects

Language Discourse Communication Strategies Linguistics and Language Analysis Digital Communication and Language

Publication details

Journal / source
Journal of Pragmatics
Volume
254
Pages
34–44
Publication date
16 January 2026
Language
EN