Matthew T. Prior

867 total citations · 1 hit paper
20 papers, 474 citations indexed

About

Matthew T. Prior is a scholar working on Language and Linguistics, Literature and Literary Theory and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. According to data from OpenAlex, Matthew T. Prior has authored 20 papers receiving a total of 474 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Language and Linguistics, 11 papers in Literature and Literary Theory and 5 papers in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology. Recurrent topics in Matthew T. Prior's work include Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (16 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (10 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (6 papers). Matthew T. Prior is often cited by papers focused on Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies (16 papers), Discourse Analysis in Language Studies (10 papers) and EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (6 papers). Matthew T. Prior collaborates with scholars based in United States, Canada and Saudi Arabia. Matthew T. Prior's co-authors include Sarah Benesch, Gabriele Kasper, Shaofeng Li, Steven Talmy, E. A. Hauser, Ali H. Al‐Hoorie, Lourdes Ortega, Brian Paltridge, Shondel Nero and Li Wei and has published in prestigious journals such as Modern Language Journal, TESOL Quarterly and Applied Linguistics.

In The Last Decade

Matthew T. Prior

17 papers receiving 454 citations

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Rescuing “emotion labor” from (and for) language teacher emotion research

2023 55 citations Sarah Benesch, Matthew T. Prior System profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Matthew T. Prior United States	9	279	138	109	107	93	20	474
László Vincze Finland	10	191 0.7×	87 0.6×	68 0.6×	138 1.3×	77 0.8×	35	415
Ikuko Nakane Australia	12	287 1.0×	132 1.0×	41 0.4×	103 1.0×	50 0.5×	27	425
Herbert D. Pierson Hong Kong	10	152 0.5×	105 0.8×	129 1.2×	98 0.9×	53 0.6×	19	435
Agata Gluszek United States	4	244 0.9×	71 0.5×	232 2.1×	96 0.9×	37 0.4×	4	625
Michèle Koven United States	15	275 1.0×	152 1.1×	120 1.1×	45 0.4×	37 0.4×	26	534
Juliet Langman United States	9	106 0.4×	82 0.6×	61 0.6×	32 0.3×	129 1.4×	20	342
Jim King United Kingdom	11	264 0.9×	123 0.9×	50 0.5×	180 1.7×	203 2.2×	26	548
Louise Mullany United Kingdom	10	200 0.7×	162 1.2×	108 1.0×	89 0.8×	18 0.2×	28	475
Kevin A. Whitehead South Africa	17	340 1.2×	215 1.6×	237 2.2×	79 0.7×	34 0.4×	34	599
Otto Santa Ana United States	10	218 0.8×	168 1.2×	158 1.4×	50 0.5×	37 0.4×	24	595

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20 of 20 papers shown

Paltridge, Brian & Matthew T. Prior. (2024). The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Discourse. San José State University ScholarWorks (San Jose State University). 2 indexed citations

Li, Shaofeng, Matthew T. Prior, Shondel Nero, et al.. (2023). Methodological innovation in applied linguistics research: Perspectives, strategies, and trends. Language Teaching. 56(4). 551–556. 4 indexed citations

Benesch, Sarah & Matthew T. Prior. (2023). Rescuing “emotion labor” from (and for) language teacher emotion research. System. 113. 102995–102995. 55 indexed citations breakdown →

Li, Shaofeng & Matthew T. Prior. (2022). Research methods in applied linguistics: A methodological imperative. Research Methods in Applied Linguistics. 1(1). 100008–100008. 7 indexed citations

Prior, Matthew T. & Steven Talmy. (2021). A discursive constructionist approach to narrative in language teaching and learning research. System. 102. 102595–102595. 7 indexed citations

Hauser, E. A. & Matthew T. Prior. (2019). Introduction to topicalizing regrading in interaction. Journal of Pragmatics. 150. 75–79. 5 indexed citations

Prior, Matthew T. & Steven Talmy. (2019). Categorization in multilingual storytelling. Pragmatics and Society. 10(3). 329–336.

Prior, Matthew T.. (2019). Elephants in the Room: An “Affective Turn,” Or Just Feeling Our Way?. Modern Language Journal. 103(2). 516–527. 146 indexed citations

Prior, Matthew T.. (2019). “I am an adult now”. Pragmatics and Society. 10(3). 423–451. 2 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2018). The interactional dynamics of scaling and contrast in accounts of interpersonal conflict. Journal of Pragmatics. 150. 92–110. 10 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2017). Accomplishing “rapport” in qualitative research interviews: Empathic moments in interaction. Applied Linguistics Review. 9(4). 487–511. 71 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2015). Introduction: Represented talk across activities and languages. Text and Talk. 35(6). 8 indexed citations

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Kasper, Gabriele & Matthew T. Prior. (2015). “You said that?”: Other-initiations of repair addressed to represented talk. Text and Talk. 35(6). 6 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2015). Emotion and Discourse in L2 Narrative Research. Multilingual Matters eBooks. 65 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2015). Emotion and Discourse in L2 Narrative Research. Channel View Publications eBooks. 1 indexed citations

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Kasper, Gabriele & Matthew T. Prior. (2014). Analyzing Storytelling In TESOL Interview Research. TESOL Quarterly. 49(2). 226–255. 47 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2014). Re-Examining Alignment in a “Failed” L2 Autobiographic Research Interview. Qualitative Inquiry. 20(4). 495–508. 9 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2011). "I'm two pieces inside of me": Negotiating belonging through narratives of linguistic and ethnic hybridity. 27–48.

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2010). Self-presentation in L2 Interview Talk: Narrative Versions, Accountability, and Emotionality. Applied Linguistics. 32(1). 60–76. 29 indexed citations

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Prior, Matthew T.. (2009). Identity and second language learning: Culture, inquiry, and dialogic activity in educational contexts, by M. Mantero. Journal of Language Identity & Education. 8(4). 272–275.

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