Aiden Yeh

• Phd in Applied Linguistics
• Professor at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages

Grounded on the psychology of language and corpus discourse analysis, this article explores the linguistic patterns in Amy Winehouse’s original compositions (2003–2011) and her tendency to commit self-harm. Voyant Tools (Sinclair & Rockwell 2016), a web-based application, was utilised to generate keywords in context, collocates graph, and visualise...

As Taiwan embraces the race towards improving its citizens’ English language skills through the Bilingual Nation 2030 policy, so does the need for teachers who can teach English as a Foreign Language (EFL) and subjects like Science and Math using English as medium of instruction (EMI). Attracting native speakers of English is a challenge, hence the...

Mental health issues have become prevalent among music artists, more specifically among Korean pop (K-pop) idols. Bangtan Boys’ (BTS) Agust D (aka Suga), for a time adopted his alter ego to voice out his inner turmoil. Using corpus discourse analysis grounded on emotion-focused therapy framework, we analysed the linguistic patterns used by Agust D...

Singers and songwriters use their music as a platform for communication, using lyrics to express intimate sentiments - often caused by the pressures of the music industry as well as personal matters such as mental health. In this study, we analysed Amy Winehouse’s songs, exploring the explicit and subliminal affective messages using linguistic tech...

This paper is a commentary on the research conducted by Warren (2013, 2016) on intertextuality. In Warren (2013), the concept of intertextuality was illustrated with examples taken from professional emails. From a practitioner’s point of view, I found that Warren (2016), which provides additional information that can be applied to teaching, should...

Since the entry of the far-right party VOX into the Spanish government administrations in 2018, Spain's political scene has gone through a deep transformation. The disparity in opinions among the different parties concerning migration seems to tear the country's democratic foundation apart. This paper is a study of the language and discursive strat...

This study explored the linguistic patterns and discourse on suicide of the Swedish artist Avicii. Focusing on key events in his life, career, and compositions, a triangulation of data sources was employed grounded on psychobiographical research framework and corpus-based discourse analysis. Texts with reference to suicidal risk factors were then e...

This study examines the linguistic landscape of the two major malls in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through social distancing posters and signs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study draws on the conceptual framework of linguistic landscape theory, speech acts and semiotics to unveil language dominance, linguistic messages, image-text relation...

This study investigates the linguistic dimensions of the songs made popular by One Direction– the British-Irish boy band that captivated young fans around the world in the 2010s. The tailored corpus output was based on One Direction’s five albums (65 songs, 21,566 words). Using Voyant Tools (Sinclair & Rockwell 2016) and discourse analysis framewor...

The anti-Chinese racist slurs and violence toward anyone who bears physical resemblance to a Chinese have escalated at the time the Coronavirus aka Covid-19 has globally spread its wrath. For Taiwanese university students who were also impacted by Covid-19 as their opportunity to travel and study abroad has been put to a halt, raising their awarene...

Aiden Yeh, Sandra Rogers, Heike Philp, Kalyan Chattopadhyay, Carla Arena & Vance Stevens. (2011). The Electronic Village Online Provides Free Professional Development Annually. TESOL Italy Newsletter.Vol XXI, No. 3, June-July 2011; p.9. http://tesolitaly.org/new/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/May_June2011.pdf. Also and http://www.vancestevens.com/paper...

Presupposition triggers play a vital role in verbal communication. It is a linguistic element that can be employed in utterances. Language has a significant role too in the communication and interpretation of intentions by analyzing presupposition in political speeches. One example of these is the speech articulated by politicians which often serve...

This exploratory study investigates politeness strategies employed by Vietnamese EFL learners when writing English request emails sent to foreign and Vietnamese professors and school staff. A corpus-based critical discourse analysis is used to analyze sub-elements of politeness including the degree of imposition, terms of address, request-giving st...

For non-native English learners to successfully manage authentic intercultural and international communication, their pragmatic competence should be considered as fundamental as their linguistic capacity (Bachman, 1990). As the foundation for developing language skills, English textbooks provide EFL learners with preliminary exposure to real-life s...

While the frequent use of English and extensive exposure to native environment of the target language have become significant motivations for Vietnamese students to study in various native English-speaking countries, little empirical research has been done to evaluate their impact on the Vietnamese-accented English (VAE) intelligibility, especially...

Task-based classroom work in Taiwan that uses a mix of traditional teaching, multimedia, and online video. In this paper, I discuss how poetry can be used as a topic of discussion and the basis for a task-based project for university students who have had little exposure to American poetry. The use of multimedia and online video as tools in the cou...

A discussion of the impact of parental demand on the terms of employment of imported native-speaking and local non-native-speaking teachers in private language schools. As more and more parents realize the importance of learning the language at an early stage, the teaching of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) to young learners has become a lucrat...