Yan Chen

I have a master’s and a doctoral degree in forensic linguistics. Using corpus linguistics and conversation analysis, my PhD research focused on stance analysis in courtroom interactions. Currently, I am exploring the application of conversation analysis in examining instant messaging. I have also worked on three projects under the initiative "Computational Linguistics and Language Learning," which is funded by the UK government and based in the School of English. 

Publications

Journal article

Chen, Y. and May, A. 2024. Other-Repetition to Convey and Conceal the Stance of Institutional Participants in Chinese Criminal Trials. International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique. 37(2), pp.399–428. 

Chen, Y. 2022. A CL/CA Approach to Analysing Courtroom Discourse: Strengths and Challenges. White Rose College of the Arts and Humanities Journal. 7, pp.2-21. 

Conferences and Presentations

Chen, Y. (June 2024). Defendant examination in Chinese criminal trials: Stance conveyance by legal professionals and defendants. 5th European Conference of the International Association of Forensic and Legal Linguistics, Birmingham, UK. 

Chen, Y. (July 2023). Resistance by defendants in Chinese criminal trials. 18th International Pragmatics Conference, Brussels, Belgium. 

Chen, Y. (May 2023). Narrative transformation from defendant examination to closing arguments in Chinese criminal trials. XIV International Conference on Corpus Linguistics, Oviedo, Spain. 

Chen Y. (July 2022). Other-repetition as Initiating and Responding Actions: Roles and Power of Institutional Participants Revealed in Chinese Criminal Trials. 4th European Conference of the International Association of Forensic and Legal Linguistics, Porto, Portugal. 

Chen, Y. (May 2022). A corpus-assisted study of defendant questioning in Chinese criminal trials. Corpus linguistics: past, present and potential, Leeds, UK. 

Chen, Y (Nov. 2021). A CL/CA approach to analysing courtroom discourse: difficulties and benefits. EM/CA Doctoral Network Workshop, Loughborough, UK. 

Chen, Y (Sept. 2021). Questioning defendants with guilty and not-guilty pleas in Chinese criminal trials. 15th Biennial Conference of the International Association of Forensic Linguists, Birmingham, UK. 

Teaching

English language, stylistics, discourse analysis 

Professional memberships

Member of International Association for Forensic and legal Linguistics (IAFLL) 

Member of International Pragmatics Association (IPrA)