Karen Grainger

1.2k total citations
16 papers, 470 citations indexed

About

Karen Grainger is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and General Health Professions. According to data from OpenAlex, Karen Grainger has authored 16 papers receiving a total of 470 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 15 papers in Language and Linguistics, 9 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 5 papers in General Health Professions. Recurrent topics in Karen Grainger's work include Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (15 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (9 papers) and Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (5 papers). Karen Grainger is often cited by papers focused on Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (15 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (9 papers) and Interpreting and Communication in Healthcare (5 papers). Karen Grainger collaborates with scholars based in United Kingdom and United States. Karen Grainger's co-authors include Sandra Harris, Sara Mills, Louise Mullany, Nikolas Coupland, Justine Coupland, Sinfree Makoni, Michael Jennings and Derek Bousfield and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Social Issues, Journal of Pragmatics and Ageing and Society.

In The Last Decade

Karen Grainger

16 papers receiving 427 citations

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Karen Grainger United Kingdom	13	304	147	118	97	88	16	470
Kevin A. Whitehead South Africa	17	340 1.1×	215 1.5×	70 0.6×	79 0.8×	61 0.7×	34	599
Traci S. Curl United Kingdom	8	675 2.2×	230 1.6×	351 3.0×	53 0.5×	105 1.2×	11	822
Jakob Steensig Denmark	9	646 2.1×	316 2.1×	333 2.8×	70 0.7×	78 0.9×	22	746
Peter Muntigl Canada	16	478 1.6×	244 1.7×	202 1.7×	144 1.5×	67 0.8×	45	759
Rebecca Clift United Kingdom	12	687 2.3×	385 2.6×	408 3.5×	103 1.1×	70 0.8×	26	862
Agata Gluszek United States	4	244 0.8×	71 0.5×	140 1.2×	96 1.0×	32 0.4×	4	625
F. Frank United States	3	234 0.8×	145 1.0×	44 0.4×	56 0.6×	24 0.3×	7	478
Matthew T. Prior United States	9	279 0.9×	138 0.9×	65 0.6×	107 1.1×	40 0.5×	20	474
Marja‐Leena Sorjonen Finland	11	794 2.6×	353 2.4×	387 3.3×	81 0.8×	116 1.3×	33	901
Michèle Koven United States	15	275 0.9×	152 1.0×	64 0.5×	45 0.5×	23 0.3×	26	534

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16 of 16 papers shown

Grainger, Karen. (2018). “We’re not in a club now”: a neo-Brown and Levinson approach to analyzing courtroom data. Journal of Politeness Research. 14(1). 19–38. 17 indexed citations

Grainger, Karen & Sara Mills. (2016). Directness and Indirectness Across Cultures. Palgrave Macmillan UK eBooks. 49 indexed citations

Grainger, Karen, et al.. (2015). Offering and hospitality in Arabic and English. Journal of Politeness Research. 11(1). 29 indexed citations

Grainger, Karen, et al.. (2015). Journal of Politeness Research: Introduction. Journal of Politeness Research. 11(2). 12 indexed citations

Grainger, Karen. (2013). Of babies and bath water: Is there any place for Austin and Grice in interpersonal pragmatics?. Journal of Pragmatics. 58. 27–38. 13 indexed citations

Grainger, Karen, et al.. (2010). “Just tell us what to do”: Southern African face and its relevance to intercultural communication. Journal of Pragmatics. 42(8). 2158–2171. 28 indexed citations

Bousfield, Derek & Karen Grainger. (2010). Introduction. Politeness research: Retrospect and prospect. Journal of Politeness Research. 6(2). 1 indexed citations

Grainger, Karen & Sandra Harris. (2007). Special Issue: Apologies: Introduction. Journal of Politeness Research. 3(1). 1–9. 19 indexed citations

Harris, Sandra, Karen Grainger, & Louise Mullany. (2006). The pragmatics of political apologies. Discourse & Society. 17(6). 715–737. 100 indexed citations

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Grainger, Karen, et al.. (2005). ?Things aren't the same, are they??: The management of bad news delivery in the discourse of stroke care. Communication & Medicine. 2(1). 35–44. 21 indexed citations

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Grainger, Karen. (2004). Verbal play on the hospital ward: Solidarity or power?. Multilingua. 23(1-2). 39–59. 34 indexed citations

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Makoni, Sinfree & Karen Grainger. (2002). Comparative Gerontolinguistics: Characterizing Discourses in Caring Institutions in South Africa and the United Kingdom. Journal of Social Issues. 58(4). 805–824. 23 indexed citations

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Grainger, Karen. (1998). Reality orientation in institutions for the elderly: The perspective from interactional sociolinguistics. Journal of Aging Studies. 12(1). 39–56. 1 indexed citations

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Grainger, Karen. (1993). “That's a lovely bath dear”: Reality construction in the discourse of elderly care. Journal of Aging Studies. 7(3). 247–262. 44 indexed citations

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Coupland, Justine, Nikolas Coupland, & Karen Grainger. (1991). Intergenerational Discourse: Contextual Versions of Ageing and Elderliness. Ageing and Society. 11(2). 189–208. 38 indexed citations

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Coupland, Nikolas, Karen Grainger, & Justine Coupland. (1988). Politeness in context: Intergenerational issues (Review article). Language in Society. 17(2). 253–262. 41 indexed citations

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