Lecturer
Overview
Narah Lee is a Lecturer in Korean at the School of Languages and Cultures. She started teaching Korean at the Australian National University, where she obtained her PhD in linguistics and has been teaching the Korean language and culture at various levels and in different contexts. Her research interests include pragmatics, discourse analysis and sociolinguistics.
Research Interests
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Politeness in Korean lingusitics
Age as a driving force of referential choice; Subject expression/omission in terms of showing respect/distance -
Person reference
Extensive use of kinship terms in Korean; Comparative study of kinship terms in Chinese, Japanese and Korean -
Pragmatics
Implicature; Politeness; Speech act -
Discourse analysis
Interpersonal interaction in the socio-cultural context of spoken Korean
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, Australian National University
- Masters (Research), Sogang University
- Bachelor, Sogang University
- Bachelor of Arts, Sogang University
Publications
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Conference Publication: How are we being polite in the Korean language?: The perception and realisation of of (im)politeness in Korean
Lee, Narah (2023). How are we being polite in the Korean language?: The perception and realisation of of (im)politeness in Korean. KSAA-AKS International Korean Studies conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 5-6 December 2023.
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Conference Publication: Impoliteness of polite disagreement: the perception of (im)politeness between honorifics and speech acts in Korean
Lee, Narah (2023). Impoliteness of polite disagreement: the perception of (im)politeness between honorifics and speech acts in Korean. 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July 2023.
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Journal Article: Understanding of Korean honorifics by L2 Korean learners in Australia: a socio-pragmatic perspective
Jeong, Woojeong and Lee, Narah (2022). Understanding of Korean honorifics by L2 Korean learners in Australia: a socio-pragmatic perspective. Language Research, 58 (3), 223-245. doi: 10.30961/lr.2022.58.3.223
Grants
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A study on the perception and realisation of politeness in Korean
(2022–2023) The Academy of Korean Studies
Supervision
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Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea
Doctor Philosophy
Available Projects
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The perception and realisation of (im)politeness in Korean
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Person referencing in discourse as an interpersonal strategy
Publications
Journal Article
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Understanding of Korean honorifics by L2 Korean learners in Australia: a socio-pragmatic perspective
Jeong, Woojeong and Lee, Narah (2022). Understanding of Korean honorifics by L2 Korean learners in Australia: a socio-pragmatic perspective. Language Research, 58 (3), 223-245. doi: 10.30961/lr.2022.58.3.223
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Lee, Narah (2022). The pragmatic understanding of subject expression in spoken Korean: interpersonal effects of the alternation among reference forms for the expressed subject. East Asian Pragmatics, 7 (2), 175-205. doi: 10.1558/eap.18812
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Overt subjects signaling floor shifts in Korean discourse
Lee, Narah (2021). Overt subjects signaling floor shifts in Korean discourse. Lanaguage Research, 57 (3), 329-354. doi: 10.30961/lr.2021.57.3.329
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Overt subject NPs as a contrast marker in Korean discourse
Lee, Narah (2021). Overt subject NPs as a contrast marker in Korean discourse. Linguistic Research, 38 (2), 365-393. doi: 10.17250/khisli.38.2.202106.007
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이나라, (2014). A reconsideration of the omission of first and second person subjects in modern spoken Korean: Focusing on the pragmatic meanings of the overt subject expressions. Discourse and Cognition, 21 (3), 145-164. doi: 10.15718/discog.2014.21.3.145
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Pragmatic inferences of some hybrid words: An experimental pragmatic analysis
Lee, Narah (2012). Pragmatic inferences of some hybrid words: An experimental pragmatic analysis. Journal of Language Sciences, 19 (1), 319-349.
Conference Publication
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Lee, Narah (2023). How are we being polite in the Korean language?: The perception and realisation of of (im)politeness in Korean. KSAA-AKS International Korean Studies conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 5-6 December 2023.
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Lee, Narah (2023). Impoliteness of polite disagreement: the perception of (im)politeness between honorifics and speech acts in Korean. 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium, 9-14 July 2023.
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Education of politeness expressions in Korean language
Lee, Narah (2022). Education of politeness expressions in Korean language. Australian Association of Teachers of Korean (AUATK) 2022 Conference and Teachers Workshop, Perth, WA Australia, 15-17 December 2022.
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What do kinship terms mean in Korean?
Lee, Narah (2022). What do kinship terms mean in Korean?. 9th International Conference on Intercultural Pragmatics and Communication (INPRA 9), Brisbane, QLD Australia, 21-23 June 2022.
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How big is your family?: The extended use of kinship terms in Korean
Lee, Narah (2021). How big is your family?: The extended use of kinship terms in Korean. 17th International Pragmatics Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland (Online), 27 June-2 July 2021.
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Nominal but pronominal: abnormality and impoliteness of not using kinship terms in address in Korean
Lee, Narah (2021). Nominal but pronominal: abnormality and impoliteness of not using kinship terms in address in Korean. 6th International Conference of the International Network on Address Research, Bergamo, Italy (Online), 23-25 June 2021.
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Pragmatics of referential choices in spoken Korean
Lee, Narah (2019). Pragmatics of referential choices in spoken Korean. In: 16th International Pragmatics Conference, Hong Kong, (). 9-14 June 2019.
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Age as a driving force in referential choices for first and second person in spoken Korean
Lee, Narah (2018). Age as a driving force in referential choices for first and second person in spoken Korean. 2018 Annual Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society, Adelaide, Australia, 9-12 December 2018.
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A contrastive study of second person reference terms in Korean and Japanese
Lee, Narah and Yonezawa, Yoko (2015). A contrastive study of second person reference terms in Korean and Japanese. In: 9th Korean Studies Association in Australasia (KSAA) Biennial Conference, Adelaide, SA, Australia, (). 25 - 27 November 2015.
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Lee, Duck-Young, Og, Naomi, Lee, Narah and Yonezawa, Yoko (2015). On the characteristics of personal reference terms in Korean: a comparison with Japanese based on TV dramas. Korean Studies Association of Australasia Biennial Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 25-27 November 2015. Adelaide, SA, Australia: Korean Studies Association of Australasia.
Grants (Administered at UQ)
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A study on the perception and realisation of politeness in Korean
(2022–2023) The Academy of Korean Studies
PhD and MPhil Supervision
Current Supervision
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Critical analysis of English textbooks used in North Korea
Doctor Philosophy — Associate Advisor
Other advisors:
Possible Research Projects
Note for students: The possible research projects listed on this page may not be comprehensive or up to date. Always feel free to contact the staff for more information, and also with your own research ideas.
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The perception and realisation of (im)politeness in Korean
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Person referencing in discourse as an interpersonal strategy
