Prof. Dr. Miriam Locher

Locher, Miriam A. (2024). Politeness [Other]. The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0916.pub3

Messerli, Thomas C., & Locher, Miriam A. (2024). Discourse practices of video-oriented textual comments [Journal-article]. Discourse, Context & Media, 59, 100786. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2024.100786

Locher, Miriam A., & Messerli, Thomas C. (2024). “What Does Hyung Mean Please?”: Moments of Teaching and Learning About Korean (Im)politeness on an Online Streaming Platform of Korean TV Drama. In Kim, Mary Shin (ed.), Exploring Korean Politeness Across Online and Offline Interactions (pp. 121–154). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-50698-7_6

Messerli, Thomas C., & Locher, Miriam A. (2024). Discourse practices of video-oriented textual comments. In Journal of Pragmatics. Elsevier. https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/105KX26J8TL

Messerli, Thomas C., & Locher, Miriam A. (2024). Responding to subtitled K-drama: Artefact-orientation in timed comments. Discourse, Context & Media, 58, 100756. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2024.100756

Locher, Miriam A., Dayter, Daria, & Messerli, Thomas C. (2023). Pragmatics and Translation (Miriam A. Locher;Daria Dayter;Thomas C. Messerli, Ed.) [Edited-book]. John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.337

Dayter, Daria, Locher, Miriam A., & Messerli, Thomas C. (2023). Pragmatics in Translation: Mediality, participation and relational work. In Elements in Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009261210

Landert, Daniela, Dayter, Daria, Messerli, Thomas C., & Locher, Miriam A. (2023). Corpus Pragmatics. In Elements in Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009091107

Locher, Miriam A., Jucker, Andreas H., Landert, Daniela, & Messerli, Thomas C. (2023). Fiction and Pragmatics. In Elements in Pragmatics. Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009091688

Locher, Miriam A., & Messerli, Thomas C. (2023). “This is not the place to bother people about BTS”: Pseudo-synchronicity and interaction in timed comments by Hallyu fans on the video streaming platform Viki. Discourse, Context and Media, 52, 100686. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2023.100686

Locher, Miriam A., Dayter, Daria, & Messerli, Thomas C. (2023). Interpreting, translating, transferring: Introducing the collection Pragmatics and Translation. In Locher, Miriam A.; Dayter, Daria; Messerli, Thomas C. (ed.), Pragmatics and Translation (pp. 1–28). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.337.01loc

Messerli, Thomas C., & Locher, Miriam A. (2023). Contrastive analysis of English fan and professional subtitles of Korean TV Drama. In Locher, Miriam A.; Dayter, Daria; Messerli, Thomas C. (ed.), Pragmatics and Translation (pp. 221–248). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.337.10mes

Locher, Miriam A., & Jucker, Andreas H. (2021). The Pragmatics of Fiction. Literature, Stage and Screen Discourse. In Edinburgh textbooks on the English language. Advanced. Edinburgh University Press.

Locher, Miriam A., & Sidiropoulou, Maria. (2021). Introducing the special issue on the pragmatics of translation. Journal of Pragmatics, 178, 121–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2021.03.007

Locher, Miriam A., & Sidiropoulou, Maria. (2021). [Special issue on the] Pragmatics of Translation. In Journal of Pragmatics. Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2021.03.007

Messerli, Thomas C., & Locher, Miriam A. (2021). Humour support and emotive stance in comments on Korean TV Drama. Journal of Pragmatics, 178, 408–425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2021.03.001

Locher, Miriam A., & Graham, Sage L. (2021). Interpersonal Pragmatics. In Haugh, Michael; Kádár, Dániel Z.; Terkourafi, Marina (Ed.), The Cambridge Handbook of Sociopragmatics (pp. 569–591). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108954105.030

Bolander, Brook, & Locher, Miriam A. (2020). Beyond the online offline distinction: Entry points to digital discourse. Discourse, Context & Media, 35, 100383. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2020.100383

Locher, Miriam A. (2020). Moments of relational work in English fan translations of Korean TV drama. Journal of pragmatics, 170, 139–155. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2020.08.002

Locher, Miriam A., & Messerli, Thomas C. (2020). Translating the other: Communal TV watching of Korean TV drama. Journal of Pragmatics, 170, 20–36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2020.07.002

Locher, Miriam A. (2020). Politeness. In Chapelle, Carol A. (Ed.), The Concise Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (pp. 888–894). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Rudolf von Rohr, Marie-Thérèse, & Locher, Miriam A. (2020). The interpersonal effects of complimenting others and self-praise in online health environments. In Placencia, María Elena; Eslami, Zohreh R. (Ed.), Complimenting behaviour across social media: New contexts and emerging trends (pp. 189–211). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.313.08rud

Thurnherr, Franziska, Rudolf von Rohr, Marie-Thérèse, & Locher, Miriam A. (2020). Introduction to the reprint “The functions of narrative passages in three written online health contexts”. In Demjén, Zsófia (Ed.), Applying Linguistics in Illness and Healthcare Contexts (pp. 186–188). Bloomsbury Academic.

Thurnherr, Franziska, Rudolf von Rohr, Marie-Thérèse, & Locher, Miriam A. (2020). The functions of narrative passages in three written online health contexts. In Demjen, Zsófia (Ed.), Applying Linguistics in Illness and Healthcare Contexts (pp. 184–218). Bloomsbury. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350057685.0015

Locher, Miriam A., & Bolander, Brook. (2019). Ethics in Pragmatics. Journal of pragmatics, 145, 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2019.01.011

Locher, Miriam A., & Larina, Tatiana V. (2019). Introduction to politeness and impoliteness research in global contexts. Russian Journal of Linguistics, 23(4), 873–903. https://doi.org/10.22363/2687-0088-2019-23-4-873-903

Locher, Miriam A., & Larina, Tatiana V. (2019). Politeness and impolitness Research in Global Contexts. In Russian Journal of Linguistics (Vol. 23). RUDN. https://doi.org/10.22363/2687-0088-2019-23-4

Locher, Miriam A., & Luginbühl, Martin. (2019). Discussions on Swiss and German Politeness in Online Sources. In Ogiermann, Eva; Blitvich, Pilar (Ed.), From Speech Acts to Lay Understandings of Politeness: Multilingual and Multicultural Perspectives (pp. 250–279). Cambrdige University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108182119.011

Rudolf von Rohr, Marie-Thérèse, Thurnherr, Franziska, & Locher, Miriam A. (2019). Linguistic expert creation in online health practices. In Bou-Franch, Patricia; Garcés-Conejos Blitvich, Pilar (ed.), Analysing digital discourse: new insights and future directions (pp. 219–250). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-92663-6_8

Locher, Miriam A. (2018). Politeness. In Chapelle, Carol A. (Ed.), The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (2 ed., pp. 1–7). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0916.pub2

Locher, Miriam A. (2017). Reflective Writing in Medical Practice. A Linguistic Perspective. In 2. Multilingual Matters.

Locher, Miriam A, & Jucker, Andreas H. (2017). Pragmatics of Fiction. In Handbooks of pragmatics (Vol. 12). De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431094

Locher, Miriam A., & Thurnherr, Franziska. (2017). Typing yourself healthy: Introduction to the special issue on language and health online. Linguistics Online, 87(8), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.13092/lo.87.4170

Locher, Miriam A, & Thurnherr, Franziska. (2017). Language and Health Online. In Linguistik Online (Vol. 87). Universität Bern. https://bop.unibe.ch/linguistik-online/issue/view/778

Locher, Miriam, & Bolander, Brook. (2017). Conflictual and consensual disagreement. In C. R. Hoffmann & W. Bublitz (Eds.) (Ed.), Pragmatics of Social Media (p. pp. 605–630). Berlin and Boston: de Gruyter Mouton.

Miriam A. Locher, & Franziska Thurnherr. (2017). Special issue: Language and health online: Typing yourself healthy . Universität Bern. https://doi.org/10.13092/lo.87.4169

Angouri, Jo, & Locher, Miriam A. (2017). Interpersonal pragmatics and workplace interaction. In Marra, Meredith; Warren, Paul (ed.), Linguist at Work: Festschrift for Janet Holmes (pp. 217–236). Victoria University Press.

Bolander, Brook, & Locher, Miriam A. (2017). Consensual and conflictual disagreement. In Hoffmann, Christian R.; Bublitz, Wolfram (ed.), Pragmatics of Social Media (pp. 607–632). de Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431070-022

Jucker, Andreas H., & Locher, Miriam A. (2017). Introducing Pragmatics of Fiction: Approaches, trends and developments. In Locher, Miriam A.; Jucker, Andreas H. (ed.), Pragmatics of Fiction (pp. 1–21). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431094-001

Langlotz, Andreas, & Locher, Miriam A. (2017). (Im)politeness and emotion. In Culpeper, Jonathan; Haugh, Michael; Kádár, Dániel (ed.), Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)Politeness (pp. 287–322). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-37508-7_12

Locher, Miriam A. (2017). Multilingualism in fiction. In Locher, Miriam A.; Jucker, Andreas H. (ed.), Pragmatics of Fiction (pp. 297–327). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431094-010

Locher, Miriam A. (2017). Interpersonale Pragmatik und (Un)Höflichkeitsforschung. In Ehrhardt, Claus; Neuland, Eva (ed.), Sprachliche Höflichkeit. Historische, aktuelle und künftige Perspektiven (pp. 77–88). Narr Francke Attempto.

Locher, Miriam A., & Bolander, Brook. (2017). Facework and identity. In Hoffmann, Christian R.; Bublitz, Wolfram (ed.), Pragmatics in Social Media (pp. 407–434). de Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110431070-015

Locher, Miriam A., & Schnurr, Stephanie. (2017). (Im)politeness in health settings. In Culpeper, Jonathan; Haugh, Michael; Kádár, Dániel (ed.), Palgrave Handbook of Linguistic (Im)Politeness (pp. 689–711). Palgrave. https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-37508-7_26

Berger, Manuel, Jucker, Andreas H., & Locher, Miriam A. (2016). Interaction and space in the virtual world of Second Life. Journal of pragmatics, 101, 83–100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2016.05.009

Thurnherr, Franziska, Rudolf von Rohr, Marie-Thérèse, & Locher, Miriam A. (2016). The functions of narrative passages in three written online health contexts. Open Linguistics, 2(1), 450–470. https://doi.org/10.1515/opli-2016-0024

Bolander, Brook, & Locher, Miriam A. (2015). “Peter is a dumb nut”: Status updates and reactions to them as ‘acts of positioning’ in Facebook. Pragmatics, 25(1), 99–122. https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.25.1.05bol

Gygax, Franziska, & Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Narrative matters in medical contexts across disciplines. In Studies in narrative (Vol. 20). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/sin.20

Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Review of: Real Talk. Reality Television and Discourse Analysis in Action. Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich (Eds), Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2013, 296 pp., ISBN 978-0-230-36871-2, £74, EUR 100, USD 88 (hardback; paperback available) [Review of Review of: Real Talk. Reality Television and Discourse Analysis in Action. Nuria Lorenzo-Dus and Pilar Garcés-Conejos Blitvich (Eds), Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, 2013, 296 pp., ISBN 978-0-230-36871-2, £74, EUR 100, USD 88 (hardback; paperback available)]. Journal of pragmatics, 75, 25–27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2014.10.003

Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Language and Communication in Computer-Mediated Contexts: A Rich and Challenging Research Field. Anglistik. Special issue: Focus on Twenty-First Century Literature, 26(2), 125–137.

Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Interpersonal Pragmatics and its link to (im)politeness research. Journal of pragmatics, 86, 5–10. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2015.05.010

Locher, Miriam A., Bolander, Brook, & Höhn, Nicole. (2015). Introducing relational work in Facebook, discussion boards and New Media events. Pragmatics, 25(1), 1–21. https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.25.1.01loc

Locher, Miriam A., Bolander, Brook, & Höhn, Nicole. (2015). Relational Work in Facebook and Discussion Boards/Fora. In Pragmatics (Vol. 25). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/prag.25.1

Locher, Miriam A., Jucker, Andreas H., & Berger, Manuel. (2015). Negotiation of space in Second Life newbie interaction. Discourse, context & media, 9, 34–45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2015.06.002

Pizziconi, Barbara, & Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Teaching and Learning (Im)politeness. Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501654

Gygax, Franziska, & Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Introduction to narrative matters in medical contexts across disciplines. In Narrative matters in medical contexts across disciplines (pp. 1–14). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/sin.20.01gyg

Locher, Miriam A. (2015). “After all, the last thing I wanted to be was rude”: Raising of pragmatic awareness through reflective writing. In Pizziconi, Barbara; Locher, Miriam A. (ed.), Teaching and Learning (Im)politeness (pp. 185–209). de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501654-008

Locher, Miriam A., & Bolander, Brook. (2015). Humour in microblogging : exploiting linguistic humour strategies for identity construction in two Facebook focus groups. In Participation in public and social media interactions (Vol. 256, pp. 135–155). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.256.06loc

Locher, Miriam A., Koenig, Regula, & Meier, Janine. (2015). A genre analysis of reflective writing texts by English medical students : what role does narrative play? In Narrative matters in medical contexts across disciplines (pp. 141–164). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/sin.20.08loc

Pizziconi, Barbara, & Locher, Miriam A. (2015). Introducing the ‘teaching’ and ‘learning’ of (im)politeness. In Pizziconi, Barbara; Locher, Miriam A. (ed.), Teaching and Learning (Im)politeness (pp. 1–19). de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501501654-002

Harvey, K., Locher, M. A., & Mullany, L. (2014). “Can I Be at Risk of Getting AIDS?” A Linguistic Analysis of Two Internet Columns on Sexual Health [Journal-article]. Linguistik Online, 59(2). https://doi.org/10.13092/lo.59.1145

Bolander, Brook, & Locher, Miriam A. (2014). Doing sociolinguistic research on computer-mediated data : a review of four methodological issues. Discourse, context & media, 3, 14–26. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dcm.2013.10.004

Locher, Miriam A. (2014). Electronic discourse. In Schneider, Klaus P.; Barron, Anne (ed.), Pragmatics of discourse (p. S. 555–581). De Gruyter.

Locher, Miriam A. (2014). The relational aspect of language : avenues of research. In Anglistentag 2013 Konstanz : proceedings (pp. 309–322). WVT.

Locher, Miriam A., & Bolander, Brook. (2014). Relational work and the display of multilingualism in two Facebook groups. In Face work and social media (pp. 157–191). Lit-Verlag. https://www.uni-hildesheim.de/media/fb3/uebersetzungswissenschaft/Hildesheimer_Beitr%C3%A4ge_zur_Medienforschung/Band_2/5_Relational_Work_and_the_Display_of_Multilingualism_in_Two_Facebook_Groups_Locher__Bolander.pdf

Locher, Miriam A., & Koenig, Regula. (2014). “All I could do was hand her another tissue” : handling emotions as a challenge in reflective writing texts by medical students. In Emotion, affect, sentiment : the language and aesthetics of feeling (pp. 215–236). Narr.

Gygax, Franziska, Koenig, Regula, Locher, Miriam A., & Tischler, Victoria. (2013, January 1). Interdisziplinäres Forschungsprojekt: «Life (Beyond) Writing: Illness Narratives». Bulletin SAGW: Dossier Gesundheitsforschung. Perspektiven der Sozialwissenschaften, 60–61. http://www.sagw.ch/dms/sagw/bulletins_sagw/bulletins_2013/bulletin3_2013/SAGW_WEB

Harvey, Kevin, Locher, Miriam A., & Mullany, Louise. (2013). “Can I Be at Risk of Getting AIDS?” A Linguistic Analysis of Two Internet Columns on Sexual Health. Linguistik online, 59(2/13), 111–132. http://www.linguistik-online.com/59_13/harveyLocherMullany.html

Langlotz, Andreas, & Locher, Miriam A. (2013). The role of emotions in relational work. Journal of pragmatics, 58, 87–107. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2013.05.014

Locher, Miriam A. (2013). [Rezension von] Cyberpragmatics, Internet-Mediated Communication in Context, Francisco Yus, Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, Volume 213 : John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 2011 [Review of [Rezension von] Cyberpragmatics, Internet-Mediated Communication in Context, Francisco Yus, Pragmatics & Beyond New Series, Volume 213 : John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 2011]. Journal of pragmatics, 47, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2012.12.002

Locher, Miriam A. (2013). Relational work and interpersonal pragmatics. Journal of pragmatics, 58, 145–149. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2013.09.014

Locher, Miriam A. (2013). Politeness. In The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics (pp. 4457–4463). Wiley-Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781405198431.wbeal0916

Locher, Miriam A. (2013). Internet advice. In Herring, Susan; Stein, Dieter; Virtanen, Tuija (ed.), Pragmatics of Computer-Mediated Communication (pp. 339–362). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110214468.339

Angouri, Jo, & Locher, Miriam A. (2012). Theorising disagreement. Journal of pragmatics, 44(12), 1549–1553. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2012.06.011

Langlotz, Andreas, & Locher, Miriam A. (2012). Ways of communicating emotional stance in online disagreements. Journal of pragmatics, 44(12), 1591–1606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pragma.2012.04.002

Limberg, Holger, & Locher, Miriam A. (2012). Advice in Discourse. In Pragmatics and beyond. New series (Vol. 221). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.221

Locher, Miriam A. (2012). Review of: Jonathan Culpeper and Dániel Z. Kádár (eds.). Historical (Im)Politeness. (Linguistic Insights 65.) 2010. Bern: Peter Lang. ISBN: 978-3-03911-496-2. 300 pp. [Review of Review of: Jonathan Culpeper and Dániel Z. Kádár (eds.). Historical (Im)Politeness. (Linguistic Insights 65.) 2010. Bern: Peter Lang. ISBN: 978-3-03911-496-2. 300 pp.]. Journal of Historical Pragmatics, 13, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1075/jhp.13.1.11loc

Gygax, Franziska, Locher, Miriam A., & Koenig, Regula. (2012). Moving across disciplines and genres : reading identity in illness narratives and reflective writing texts. In Bates, Benjamin R.; Ahmed, Rukhsana (ed.), Medical communication in clinical contexts (p. S. 17–35). Kendall Hunt.

Locher, Miriam A. (2012). Politeness research from past to future, with a special focus on the discursive approach. In New perspectives on (im)politeness and interpersonal communication (pp. 1–22). Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

Locher, Miriam A., & Limberg, Holger. (2012). Introduction to advice in discourse. In Limberg, Holger; Locher, Miriam A. (ed.), Advice in discourse (Vol. 221, pp. 1–27). John Benjamins. https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9781139236805.002

Locher, M. A., & Limberg, H. (2012). Chapter 1. Introduction to advice in discourse (pp. 1–28). John Benjamins Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.221.02int

Locher, Miriam A. (2011). Situated impoliteness: the interface between relational work and identity construction. In Situated Politeness (pp. 187–208). Continuum.

Locher, Miriam A. (2011). Englisch als Weltsprache. In Babylon Europa : zur europäischen Sprachlandschaft (pp. 57–76). Schwabe.

Duchêne, Alexandre, & Locher, Miriam A. (2010). Introduction: Travaux de jeunes chercheur-e-s en linguistique appliquée. Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée, 91, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.3366/edinburgh/9780748638666.003.0001

Locher, Miriam A. (2010). Politeness and impoliteness in computer-mediated communication. In Journal of politeness research (Vol. 6). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/jplr.2010.001

Locher, Miriam A. (2010). [Rezension von:] Guy Ramsay, Shaping minds : a discourse analysis of Chinese-language community mental health literature [Review of [Rezension von:] Guy Ramsay, Shaping minds : a discourse analysis of Chinese-language community mental health literature]. Multilingua, 29, Article 1. https://doi.org/10.1515/mult.2010.005

Locher, Miriam A. (2010). Health Internet sites : a linguistic perspective on health advice columns. Social semiotics, 20(1), 43–59. https://doi.org/10.1080/10350330903438402

Locher, Miriam A. (2010). Introduction: Politeness and impoliteness in computer-mediated communication. Journal of politeness research, 6(1), 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1515/jplr.2010.001

Locher, Miriam A., & Graham, Sage L. (2010). Interpersonal pragmatics. In Handbooks of pragmatics (Vol. 6). De Gruyter Mouton. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110214338

Bolander, Brook, & Locher, Miriam A. (2010). Constructing identity on Facebook : report on a pilot study. In Performing the self (pp. 165–185). Narr Verlag. https://doi.org/10.5169/seals-131305

Locher, Miriam A., & Graham, Sage L. (2010). Introduction to interpersonal pragmatics. In Locher, Miriam A.; Graham, Sage L. (ed.), Handbooks of pragmatics. Vol. 6, Interpersonal Pragmatics (p. S. 1–13). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110214338.0.1

Duchêne, Alexandre, & Locher, Miriam A. (2009). Travaux de jeunes chercheurs-e-s en linguistique appliquée. In Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée (Vol. 91). VALS-ASLA. http://doc.rero.ch/record/11876/files/bulletin_vals_asla_2010_091.pdf

Bousfield, Derek, & Locher, Miriam A. (2008). Impoliteness in language : studies on its interplay with power in theory and practice. In Language, power and social process (Vol. 21). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110208344

Duman, Steve, & Locher, Miriam A. (2008). “So let’s talk. Let’s chat. Let’s start a dialogue” : an analysis of the conversation metaphor employed in Clinton’s and Obama’s YouTube campaign clips. Multilingua, 27(3), 193–230. https://doi.org/10.1515/multi.2008.011

Locher, Miriam A., & Langlotz, Andreas. (2008). Relational work: at the intersection of cognition, interaction and emotion. Bulletin suisse de linguistique appliquée, No. 88, 165–191. http://doc.rero.ch/record/11762

Locher, Miriam A., & Strässler, Jürg. (2008). Standards and norms in the English language. In Contributions to the sociology of language (Vol. 95). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110206982

Locher, Miriam A. (2008). Relational work, politeness and identity construction. In Antos, Gerd; Ventola, Eija; Weber, Tilo (ed.), Handbooks of applied linguistics : communication competence, language and communication problems, practical solutions. Vol. 2, Handbook of interpersonal communication (p. S. 509–540). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110211399.4.509

Locher, Miriam A. (2008). The rise of prescriptive grammars in the 18th century. In Locher, Miriam A.; Strässler, Jürg (ed.), Standards and norms in the English language (p. S. 127–147). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110206982.1.127

Locher, Miriam A., & Bousfield, Derek. (2008). Introduction : impoliteness and power in language. In Bousfield, Derek; Locher, Miriam A. (ed.), Impoliteness in language : studies on its interplay with power in theory and practice (p. S. 1–13). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110208344.0.1

Locher, Miriam A., & Strässler, Jürg. (2008). Introduction: standards and norms. In Locher, Miriam A.; Strässler, Jürg (ed.), Standards and norms in the English language (p. S. 1–20). Mouton de Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110206982.0.1