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<p class="p1" style="margin:0cm"><span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">Hello colleagues,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica;color:black">I am forwarding this Call for Papers on behalf of my friends in Japanese Studies.<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">CALL<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>FOR<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">PAPERS</span></span><o:p></o:p></h1>
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<b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Special<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">Issue</span></span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Journal:<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.75pt"> </span></span><b>East<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Asian<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Pragmatics<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span></b>(Equinox<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Publishing<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.8pt"> </span></span>Ltd)<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:1.65pt"> </span></span></span><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#0563C1;letter-spacing:-.1pt">h8ps://journal.equinoxpub.com/EAP</span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Special Issue Title:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>From Tea Houses to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span class="spelle"><i>Izakayas</i></span>: Social Interaction in East Asian Small<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Hospitality
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Guest<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span></span>Editors:<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><b>Dr.<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span></span>Todd<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>J.<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>Allen<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span></span>&<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>Dr.<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span class="spelle">Xiangdong</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.05pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">Liu</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">Hospitality</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">establishments</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">serve</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">as</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">vibrant</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">hubs</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">social</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">activities,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">encompassing<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">everything
from everyday transactional exchanges to more profound interpersonal dialogues (Ohnishi et al., 2012;
<span class="spelle">Futamura</span> & Sugiyama, 2018). These locations not only hold social and historical significance (Farrer, 2021) but are also facing disappearance due to economic, demographic, and social shifts (<span class="spelle">Futamura</span> &
Sugiyama, 2018).</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">While researchers have explored similar spaces in contexts such as Europe and the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">United</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">States</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">(for</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">example,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">see</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">Félix-Brasdefer,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">2015),</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">minimal</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">a8enIon</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">has</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">been</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">given</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">to<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">investigating</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">thesespaces</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">from</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">pragmatic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">sociolinguistic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">perspectives</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">in</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">Asia.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">Recent<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>studies
in Japan by Allen and Liu (2022) and Liu and Allen (2022) have explored the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">pragmatic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">sociolinguistic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">elements</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">inJapanese,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">revealing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">routine-like</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">behaviours</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">and<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">various</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">interactional</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">activities</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">related</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">politeness,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">gender,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">storytelling,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">interpersonal</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">talk,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">more.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">More</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">recent</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">work</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">has</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">involved</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">psychological</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">social</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">studyresearch,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">for</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">example,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span>food,
geographic, and economic studies (Ohnishi et al., 2012; Farrer, 2022). Moreover, there is<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>a<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>scarcity<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>cross-cultural<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>analyses<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>these<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>spaces<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>(for<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>example,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>see<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>Wessendorf&<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>Farrer,<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">2021).</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">This special issue aims to bridge these research gaps by examining these spaces<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">across</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.75pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">Asian</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">cultures</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">seek</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">capture</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">both</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">transactional</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.65pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">interpersonal<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">communication</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">instances.</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">Additionally,we</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">aim</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">to</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">account</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">for</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">variations</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">across</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">language</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">and
culture</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">in</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">East</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">Asian</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">context</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">before</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">inevitable</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">disappearance</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">of</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">these</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">spaces</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.4pt">by<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">addressing</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">the</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">following</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">broad</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">research</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.6pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">question:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<i><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">What<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span></span>pragma*c<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>ac*vi*es<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>occur<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>small<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>hospitality<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.2pt"> </span></span>spaces<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>East<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">Asia?</span></span></i><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span>topics<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>that<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>contributors<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>may<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>explore<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>include,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>but<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>are<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>not<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span>limited<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt">to:</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Conversation<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>analytic<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>approaches<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>to<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>interactions<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.9pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>these<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>contexts<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>(e.g.,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.85pt"> </span></span>turn-<span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">taking).</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Discourse<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.15pt"> </span></span>analytic<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>approaches<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>to<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>interactions<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>these<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>contexts<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>(e.g.,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">identity).</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Speech<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span>acts,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span>rituals,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.45pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">routines.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">The<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.25pt"> </span></span>cross-cultural<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>or<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>intercultural<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>aspects<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>within<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>these<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">spaces.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">(<span class="spelle">Im</span>)politeness<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>analyses<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span></span>of<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span>interactions<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span></span>these<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.3pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">contexts.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Service<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span></span>encounter<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">communication.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">Interpersonal</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">talk,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">joking,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">trouble-telling,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">storytelling,</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">other</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">linguistic</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">and</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.55pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">social<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">activities<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>that<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>occur<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>these<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.5pt"> </span></span>contexts.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span class="spelle"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Sociopragmatic</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">perspectives
on language use<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>in these<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">contexts.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Non-verbal<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.75pt"> </span></span>communication<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span>cultural<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span>influences<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span>in<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span>this<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.8pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">context.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Abstract<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span>Deadline:<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><b>March<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>31,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">2024</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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acceptance/rejection</span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">Notification:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><b>April</b></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></b></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;letter-spacing:-.3pt">31,
2024</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Full<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span></span>Paper<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span>Submission<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span></span>Deadline:<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span><b>July<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.4pt"> </span></span>31,<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.35pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">2024</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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the abstract is between 300-400 words, providing a concise overview of your<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt">manuscript, including objectives, methodology, and key findings.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>add<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>3-5<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>words<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>up<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>to<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.3pt"> </span></span>5<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span>key<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:-.25pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.1pt">references.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Use<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>APA<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>referencing<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>style<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>for<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>in-text<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>citations<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>and<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>the<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.05pt"> </span></span>reference<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:.1pt"> </span></span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">list.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">Please
submit your abstracts via email to</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="mailto:tjallen@kansai-u.ac.jp" title="mailto:tjallen@kansai-u.ac.jp"><span style="color:#0086F0">tjallen@kansai-u.ac.jp</span></a></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">&<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="letter-spacing:2.0pt"> </span></span><a href="mailto:X.Liu@westernsydney.edu.au" title="mailto:X.Liu@westernsydney.edu.au"><span style="color:#0086F0;letter-spacing:-.3pt">X.Liu@westernsydney.edu.au</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">•</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;color:black"> <span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">After
initial abstract screening, all full manuscript submissions will go through a<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><span style="letter-spacing:-.2pt">standard double-blind peer-review.</span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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submissions should follow the journal’s guidelines, which can be found here:<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span></span><u><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1;letter-spacing:-.2pt"><a href="https://journal.equinoxpub.com/EAP/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/67" title="https://journal.equinoxpub.com/EAP/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/67"><span style="color:#0086F0">https://journal.equinoxpub.com/EAP/libraryFiles/downloadPublic/67</span></a></span></u><o:p></o:p></p>
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