Research outputs
2026
British Conversation is Changing: Resonance and Engagement in the BNC1994 and the BNC2014
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2025). British Conversation is Changing: Resonance and Engagement in the BNC1994 and the BNC2014. APPLIED LINGUISTICS, 46(6), 821-840. doi:10.1093/applin/amae040
Pronoun Fronting to Negation in Late Archaic Chinese
Wang, A. (2026). Pronoun Fronting to Negation in Late Archaic Chinese. Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 16(1), 127-164. doi:10.4312/ala.16.1.127-164
2025
Cognition, willingness, and behavior towards human papillomavirus vaccination in Chinese university students: Planned behavior, health beliefs, and media influence
Zhou, X., Whyke, T. W., & Wang, A. (2025). Cognition, willingness, and behavior towards human papillomavirus vaccination in Chinese university students: Planned behavior, health beliefs, and media influence. GLOBAL MEDIA AND CHINA, 10(1), 112-142. doi:10.1177/20594364241230860
Dematerialization and Digital Ink-Painting Aesthetics in Contemporary Chinese Animation: Redefining the 'National Style' in <i>Deep Sea</i> (2023)
Whyke, T. W., Zhu, Z., & Wang, A. (2025). Dematerialization and Digital Ink-Painting Aesthetics in Contemporary Chinese Animation: Redefining the 'National Style' in <i>Deep Sea</i> (2023). ANIMATION-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 20(1), 72-88. doi:10.1177/17468477251324060
Religious and Numinous Practices in the Novel Pomegranate Bloom
Wang, A. (2025). Religious and Numinous Practices in the Novel Pomegranate Bloom. Anaphora : Journal of Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies, 7(2), 79-95. doi:10.30996/anaphora.v7i2.10783
"TGCF but lesbian?": the <i>dangai</i> anime TGCF and its transnational fandom
Guo, T., & Wang, A. (2025). "TGCF but lesbian?": the <i>dangai</i> anime TGCF and its transnational fandom. POPULAR COMMUNICATION, 23(1), 53-68. doi:10.1080/15405702.2025.2451894
Cultural overflow <i>vs.</i> cultural export: <i>Black Myth: Wukong</i> and the evolution of Chinese gaming in global creative industries
Wang, A., Whyke, T. W., & Song, Z. (2025). Cultural overflow <i>vs.</i> cultural export: <i>Black Myth: Wukong</i> and the evolution of Chinese gaming in global creative industries. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES JOURNAL. doi:10.1080/17510694.2025.2583652
Digital Vigilantism and Chinese Digital Feminisms: The Shi Hang Case and the Double-Edged Sword of Online Justice-Seeking
Wang, A., & Whyke, T. W. (2025). Digital Vigilantism and Chinese Digital Feminisms: The Shi Hang Case and the Double-Edged Sword of Online Justice-Seeking. Asian Studies Review, 49(3), 519-538. doi:10.1080/10357823.2024.2449350
Digital echoes of conformity: navigating elderly fandom and intergenerational 'creativity' on Douyin within the shadow of the culture industry
Wang, A., Whyke, T. W., Song, Z., & Fan, Y. (2024). Digital echoes of conformity: navigating elderly fandom and intergenerational 'creativity' on Douyin within the shadow of the culture industry. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES JOURNAL. doi:10.1080/17510694.2024.2447956
Do Examiners and Test-takers imitate each other? Dialogic resonance in second language testing
Tantucci, V., Bottini, R., & Wang, A. (2025). Do Examiners and Test-takers imitate each other? Dialogic resonance in second language testing. APPLIED LINGUISTICS. doi:10.1093/applin/amaf044
The interplay between digital platforms and user-generated content in reinterpreting and recreating mythological narratives with traditional Chinese cultural elements: the animated series Yao-Chinese Folktales
Wang, A., Whyke, T. W., & Dean, L. (2025). The interplay between digital platforms and user-generated content in reinterpreting and recreating mythological narratives with traditional Chinese cultural elements: the animated series Yao-Chinese Folktales. CREATIVE INDUSTRIES JOURNAL, 18(3), 419-440. doi:10.1080/17510694.2023.2252423
2024
The embodiment of Qian Zhongshu’s Guan Zhui Bian in an internet novel: Xuanxue and metaphor
Wang, A. (2024). The embodiment of Qian Zhongshu’s Guan Zhui Bian in an internet novel: Xuanxue and metaphor. LingTera, 11(2), 81-98. doi:10.21831/lt.v11i2.72702
Lovecraftian Elements in the Writing of ‘Three Icons of Dongbei Renaissance’
Wang, A. (2024). Lovecraftian Elements in the Writing of ‘Three Icons of Dongbei Renaissance’. Lingua Didaktika: Jurnal Bahasa dan Pembelajaran Bahasa. doi:10.24036/ld.v18i1.124316
A Comparative Analysis of Stand-up Comedy in Contemporary China and A Collection of Classic Chinese Jokes
Wang, A. (2024). A Comparative Analysis of Stand-up Comedy in Contemporary China and A Collection of Classic Chinese Jokes. Lingual: Journal of Language and Culture, 17(1), 34. doi:10.24843/ljlc.2024.v17.i01.p05
From Ancient <i>Zhiguai</i> Tales to Contemporary Animation: A Study of Visual Rhetoric in 'Yao-Chinese Folktales' (2023)
Aiqing, W., & Whyke, T. W. (2024). From Ancient <i>Zhiguai</i> Tales to Contemporary Animation: A Study of Visual Rhetoric in 'Yao-Chinese Folktales' (2023). ANIMATION-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL, 19(1), 58-75. doi:10.1177/17468477241236129
Can the farmers speak? The paradox of the subaltern narrative in <i>Return to Dust</i>
Wang, A., Whyke, T. W., Song, Z., Zhu, Z., & Lopez-Mugica, J. (2024). Can the farmers speak? The paradox of the subaltern narrative in <i>Return to Dust</i>. Journal of Chinese Cinemas, 18(2-3), 265-281. doi:10.1080/17508061.2025.2503636
Crime as Historical Testimony: Narrative Suspense in Neo-Dongbei Literature
Yu, X. (2024). Crime as Historical Testimony: Narrative Suspense in Neo-Dongbei Literature. In Identity, Space, and Everyday Life in Contemporary Northeast China (pp. 223-245). Springer Nature Singapore. doi:10.1007/978-981-99-4530-6_10
Scripted resonance or lost in translation? Storytelling and Chinese reception of Everything Everywhere All at Once
Wang, A., Whyke, T. W., & Lopez-Mugica, J. (2024). Scripted resonance or lost in translation? Storytelling and Chinese reception of Everything Everywhere All at Once. JOURNAL OF SCREENWRITING, 15(2), 125-150. doi:10.1386/josc_00143_1
2023
Internet Memes In China: Cultural Image Macros of Code-Switching and Homonymy
Wang, A. (2023). Internet Memes In China: Cultural Image Macros of Code-Switching and Homonymy. Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya, 13(2), 319. doi:10.26714/lensa.13.2.2023.319-336
Translator Studies on Sidney Shapiro: A Case Study of Registration
Wang, A. (2023). Translator Studies on Sidney Shapiro: A Case Study of Registration. İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi / Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies, 0(19), 107-117. doi:10.26650/iujts.2023.1276167
'Hard translation' in Stories to Enlighten the World
Wang, A. (2023). 'Hard translation' in Stories to Enlighten the World. LingTera, 10(2), 1-15. doi:10.21831/lt.v10i2.43850
Gruesome nursery rhymes in Chinese Mother Goose rhymes
Wang, A. (2023). Gruesome nursery rhymes in Chinese Mother Goose rhymes. Diksi, 31(2), 193-202. doi:10.21831/diksi.v31i2.59103
Exclamation in Late Archaic Chinese
Wang, A. (2023). Exclamation in Late Archaic Chinese. Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 13(2), 59-85. doi:10.4312/ala.13.2.59-85
From fear to reason
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2023). From fear to reason. In Studies in Language Companion Series (pp. 50-73). John Benjamins Publishing Company. doi:10.1075/slcs.232.02tan
From fear to reason Grammaticalization as dependency vs expansion of the Mandarin apprehensive (sic) pa
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2023). From fear to reason Grammaticalization as dependency vs expansion of the Mandarin apprehensive (sic) pa. In DIFFERENT SLANTS ON GRAMMATICALIZATION (Vol. 232, pp. 50-73). doi:10.1075/slcs.232.02tan
‘Rotten’ Boy Readers of Danmei Fiction
Wang, A. (2023). ‘Rotten’ Boy Readers of Danmei Fiction. International Journal of Media Culture and Literature.
Xiazhui: The Real Person Slash Novel that Triggers the Blockage of AO3 in China
Wang, A. (2023). Xiazhui: The Real Person Slash Novel that Triggers the Blockage of AO3 in China. Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature, 17(2), 228-241. doi:10.15294/lc.v17i2.35356
Jinxed by <i>Incantation</i>? Contemporary Chinese Netizens’ Reactions to a Horror Film
Wang, A. (2023). Jinxed by <i>Incantation</i>? Contemporary Chinese Netizens’ Reactions to a Horror Film. Journal of Chinese Film Studies, 3(1), 185-213. doi:10.1515/jcfs-2022-0036
Unboxing the Chinese Blind Boxes among China's grown-up missing children: Probabilistic and elastic prosumption through mediated collection, exchange and resale of figurines
Whyke, T. W., Chen, Z. T., Lopez-Mugica, J., & Wang, A. (2023). Unboxing the Chinese Blind Boxes among China's grown-up missing children: Probabilistic and elastic prosumption through mediated collection, exchange and resale of figurines. GLOBAL MEDIA AND CHINA, 8(1), 93-111. doi:10.1177/20594364221140812
Attitudes Towards Homosexuality and Women in Male-Authored Writing: An analysis of Zijin Chen’s Detective Fiction
Wang, A. (2023). Attitudes Towards Homosexuality and Women in Male-Authored Writing: An analysis of Zijin Chen’s Detective Fiction. Lingua Didaktika: Jurnal Bahasa dan Pembelajaran Bahasa, 17(1), 16. doi:10.24036/ld.v17i1.112915
Dialogic Priming and Dynamic Resonance in Autism: Creativity Competing with Engagement in Chinese Children with ASD (Mar, 10.1007/s10803-022-05505-2, 2022)
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2023). Dialogic Priming and Dynamic Resonance in Autism: Creativity Competing with Engagement in Chinese Children with ASD (Mar, 10.1007/s10803-022-05505-2, 2022). JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, 53(2), 884. doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05594-z
2022
Feminist Translation of Six Records of a Floating Life
Wang, A. (2022). Feminist Translation of Six Records of a Floating Life. İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi / Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies, 0(16), 37-53. doi:10.26650/iujts.2022.1079301
Reciprocity and epistemicity: On the (proto)social and cross-cultural 'value' of information transmission
Tantucci, V., Wang, A., & Culpeper, J. (2022). Reciprocity and epistemicity: On the (proto)social and cross-cultural 'value' of information transmission. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 194, 54-70. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2022.04.012
Mulan Meeting Her Waterloo in Homeland: Analysing the 2020 Film from a Cultural Perspective
Wang, A. (2022). Mulan Meeting Her Waterloo in Homeland: Analysing the 2020 Film from a Cultural Perspective. Lingual: Journal of Language and Culture, 13(1), 3. doi:10.24843/ljlc.2022.v13.i01.p01
Westernised Chinese in Yu Hua’s Chronicle of a Blood Merchant
Wang, A. (2022). Westernised Chinese in Yu Hua’s Chronicle of a Blood Merchant. Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature, 16(2), 231-244. doi:10.15294/lc.v16i2.32966
Cultural Implication and Semantic Opaqueness of Colour Expressions in Chinese Classics
Wang, A. (2022). Cultural Implication and Semantic Opaqueness of Colour Expressions in Chinese Classics. postScriptum: An Interdisciplinary Journal of Literary Studies.
Dialogic Priming and Dynamic Resonance in Autism: Creativity Competing with Engagement in Chinese Children with ASD
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2022). Dialogic Priming and Dynamic Resonance in Autism: Creativity Competing with Engagement in Chinese Children with ASD. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05505-2
Femininisation in Chinese Danmei
Wang, A. (2022). Femininisation in Chinese Danmei. Journal Communication Spectrum, 11(2). doi:10.36782/jcs.v11i2.2160
Five Great Families and Telepathy: Folk Religion and Buddhism in Neo-Dongbei Fiction by Zheng Zhi
Wang, A. (2022). Five Great Families and Telepathy: Folk Religion and Buddhism in Neo-Dongbei Fiction by Zheng Zhi. Al-Adyan: Jurnal Studi Lintas Agama, 16(2), 93-122. doi:10.24042/ajsla.v16i2.9626
Resonance as an Applied Predictor of Cross-Cultural Interaction: Constructional Priming in Mandarin and American English Interaction
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2022). Resonance as an Applied Predictor of Cross-Cultural Interaction: Constructional Priming in Mandarin and American English Interaction. APPLIED LINGUISTICS, 43(1), 115-146. doi:10.1093/applin/amab012
Cliché-ridden Online Danmei Fiction? A Case Study of Tianguan ci fu
Wang, A. (2022). Cliché-ridden Online Danmei Fiction? A Case Study of Tianguan ci fu. Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia, 35, 281-314. doi:10.60018/acasva.iray5065
Dynamic Resonance and Explicit Dialogic Engagement in Mandarin First Language Acquisition
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2022). Dynamic Resonance and Explicit Dialogic Engagement in Mandarin First Language Acquisition. DISCOURSE PROCESSES, 59(7), 553-574. doi:10.1080/0163853X.2022.2065175
Metaphors and Similes in van Gulik’s Self-Translation of The Chinese Maze Murder
Wang, A. (2022). Metaphors and Similes in van Gulik’s Self-Translation of The Chinese Maze Murder. Lexeme: Journal of Linguistics and Applied Linguistics.
2021
Adverbial adjuncts in Late Archaic Chinese
Wang Aiqing. (2021). Adverbial adjuncts in Late Archaic Chinese. Rhema, (4), 9-37. doi:10.31862/2500-2953-2021-4-9-37
Eileen Chang’s Creation and Self-Translation of The Rice-Sprout Song
Wang, A. (2022). Eileen Chang’s Creation and Self-Translation of The Rice-Sprout Song. İstanbul Üniversitesi Çeviribilim Dergisi / Istanbul University Journal of Translation Studies, 0(15), 17-34. doi:10.26650/iujts.2021.1028028
Taoist Philosophy in Chinese Science Fiction: A Comparison between Zhuangzi and Broken Stars
Wang, A. (2021). Taoist Philosophy in Chinese Science Fiction: A Comparison between Zhuangzi and Broken Stars. Lensa: Kajian Kebahasaan, Kesusastraan, dan Budaya, 11(2), 237. doi:10.26714/lensa.11.2.2021.237-251
Syncretism of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism in Liaozhai Zhiyi in Terms of Filial Piety
Wang, A. (2021). Syncretism of Confucianism, Buddhism and Daoism in Liaozhai Zhiyi in Terms of Filial Piety. Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage. doi:10.31291/hn.v10i2.595
CULTURAL ALLUSIONS AND HUMOROUS EFFECTS OF OCCULT DEPICTIONS IN NIGHT FERRY
Wang, A. (2021). CULTURAL ALLUSIONS AND HUMOROUS EFFECTS OF OCCULT DEPICTIONS IN NIGHT FERRY. Anaphora: Journal of Language, Literary, and Cultural Studies. doi:10.30996/anaphora.v4i2.5805
Tower of Myriad Mirrors: The first BL ‘quick transmigration’ novel?
Wang, A. (2021). Tower of Myriad Mirrors: The first BL ‘quick transmigration’ novel?. Logos et Littera, 38-50. doi:10.31902/ll.2021.8.1c
‘Farming Writing’: An Innovative Subgenre of Internet Literature
Wang, A. (2021). ‘Farming Writing’: An Innovative Subgenre of Internet Literature. Humanis, 25(4), 396. doi:10.24843/jh.2021.v25.i04.p01
Attitudes Towards Corruption and Women in Children’s Literature and Detective Fiction: A Parallel between Zheng Yuanjie and Zijin Chen
Wang, A. (2021). Attitudes Towards Corruption and Women in Children’s Literature and Detective Fiction: A Parallel between Zheng Yuanjie and Zijin Chen. Lingua Didaktika: Jurnal Bahasa dan Pembelajaran Bahasa, 15(2), 98. doi:10.24036/ld.v15i2.112887
Feminist Discussions on The Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy
Wang, A. (2021). Feminist Discussions on The Remembrance of Earth’s Past Trilogy. Humanus: Jurnal Ilmiah Ilmu-ilmu Humaniora. doi:10.24036/humanus.v20i2.113795
Emergence and Development of Bullet Comments in China
Wang, A. (2021). Emergence and Development of Bullet Comments in China. Language Circle: Journal of Language and Literature, 16(1), 1-20. doi:10.15294/lc.v16i1.30406
Face and politeness in fandom in China
Wang, A. (2021). Face and politeness in fandom in China. Transformative Works and Cultures, 36. doi:10.3983/twc.2021.2019
Inter-lingual Homophony: Neige as a Demonstrative/Filler in Mandarin Chinese
Wang, A. (2021). Inter-lingual Homophony: Neige as a Demonstrative/Filler in Mandarin Chinese. Inter-lingual Homophony: Neige as a Demonstrative/Filler in Mandarin Chinese.
Causation in Classical Chinese During the Warring States Period and in the Han Dynasty
Wang, A. (2021). Causation in Classical Chinese During the Warring States Period and in the Han Dynasty. Acta Linguistica Asiatica, 11(2), 65-97. doi:10.4312/ala.11.2.65-97
NONNORMATIVE MASCULINITY IN DANMEI LITERATURE: ‘MAIDEN SEME’ AND SAJIAO
WANG, A. (2021). NONNORMATIVE MASCULINITY IN DANMEI LITERATURE: ‘MAIDEN SEME’ AND SAJIAO. Moment Journal. doi:10.17572/mj2021.1.106123
Contemporary Danmei Fiction and Its Similitudes with Classical and Yanqing Literature
Wang, A. (2021). Contemporary Danmei Fiction and Its Similitudes with Classical and Yanqing Literature. JENTERA: Jurnal Kajian Sastra, 10(1), 127. doi:10.26499/jentera.v10i1.3397
The Intervention Effect in Late Archaic Chinese and Modern Mandarin
Wang, A. (2021). The Intervention Effect in Late Archaic Chinese and Modern Mandarin. Studies in Chinese Linguistics, 42(1), 29-95. doi:10.2478/scl-2021-0002
Male Writers of Dānměi Literature: An Analysis of Fēitiānyèxiáng
Wang, A. (2021). Male Writers of Dānměi Literature: An Analysis of Fēitiānyèxiáng. Heritage of Nusantara: International Journal of Religious Literature and Heritage, 10(1), 97-136. doi:10.31291/hn.v10i1.607
Face and (im)politeness in Chinese fandom: A case study of the ‘227 Incident’
Wang, A. (2021). Face and (im)politeness in Chinese fandom: A case study of the ‘227 Incident’. Participations: journal of audience and reception studies.
Resonance and engagement through (dis-)agreement: Evidence of persistent constructional priming from Mandarin naturalistic interaction
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2021). Resonance and engagement through (dis-)agreement: Evidence of persistent constructional priming from Mandarin naturalistic interaction. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 175, 94-111. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2021.01.002
Wh-P and the Intervention Effect of negation
Wang, A. (2021). Wh-P and the Intervention Effect of negation. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 3(1), 12-36. doi:10.36892/ijlls.v3i1.477
Breaking an Eagle and Pick-Up Artists in a Chinese Context
Wang, A. (2021). Breaking an Eagle and Pick-Up Artists in a Chinese Context. Acta Asiatica Varsoviensia, 34, 357-375. doi:10.60018/acasva.sqqu7778
HOMOSEXUALITY AND SELF-IMPOSED EXILE IN <i>THE SONG OF EVERLASTING SORROW</i>
Wang, A. (2021). HOMOSEXUALITY AND SELF-IMPOSED EXILE IN <i>THE SONG OF EVERLASTING SORROW</i>. FOLIA LINGUISTICA ET LITTERARIA, (36), 9-29. doi:10.31902/fll.36.2021.1
2020
Non-Wh Internal and External Topics in Classical Chinese and Their Similarity to Equivalent Constructions in Modern Mandarin
Wang, A. (2020). Non-Wh Internal and External Topics in Classical Chinese and Their Similarity to Equivalent Constructions in Modern Mandarin. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 2(4), 1-21. doi:10.36892/ijlls.v2i4.405
Censorship and Circumvention in China: How Danmei Writers ‘Drive a Car’ on Jinjiang
Wang, A. (2020). Censorship and Circumvention in China: How Danmei Writers ‘Drive a Car’ on Jinjiang. International Journal of Media Culture and Literature.
Evidentiality ‘In’ and ‘As’ Context: Corpus-Based Insights About the Mandarin V-过 guo Construction.
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2020). Evidentiality ‘In’ and ‘As’ Context: Corpus-Based Insights About the Mandarin V-过 guo Construction..
From co-actions to intersubjectivity throughout Chinese ontogeny: A usage-based analysis of knowledge ascription and expected agreement
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2020). From co-actions to intersubjectivity throughout Chinese ontogeny: A usage-based analysis of knowledge ascription and expected agreement. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 167, 98-115. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2020.05.011
Chinese Neologisms in the Field of Fandom: From a Rhetorical Perspective
Wang, A. (2020). Chinese Neologisms in the Field of Fandom: From a Rhetorical Perspective. International Journal of Language and Literary Studies, 2(3), 1-13. doi:10.36892/ijlls.v2i3.332
Unveiling Religious Ideology of Chinese Aristocracy in Imperial Qing from a Literary Perspective.
Wang, A. (2020). Unveiling Religious Ideology of Chinese Aristocracy in Imperial Qing from a Literary Perspective.. Frontiers of Literary Studies in China.
2019
Diachronic change of rapport orientation and sentence-periphery in Mandarin
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2020). Diachronic change of rapport orientation and sentence-periphery in Mandarin. DISCOURSE STUDIES, 22(2), 146-173. doi:10.1177/1461445619893777
2018
Illocutional concurrences: The case of evaluative speech acts and face-work in spoken Mandarin and American English
Tantucci, V., & Wang, A. (2018). Illocutional concurrences: The case of evaluative speech acts and face-work in spoken Mandarin and American English. JOURNAL OF PRAGMATICS, 138, 60-76. doi:10.1016/j.pragma.2018.09.014