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Scopus Author ID: 56725233800
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Research Interests/Areas
Discourse Analysis, Discourse Reflexivity, Legal Discourse, Professional Communication, Media Discourse
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations from the last five years
Research output
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A corpus based, class-sensitive contrastive analysis of attitudinal responses to the YouTube series Britain’s Forgotten Men
McKeown, J., Wang, A. W. & Ye, M., Aug 2025, In: Corpora. 20, 2, p. 181-204 24 p.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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A contrastive investigation of the performative and descriptive use of surprise frames in judicial opinions of the HKSAR
McKeown, J., Oct 2024, In: Journal of Pragmatics. 232, p. 41-52Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Examining the use of reflexive metadiscourse in the construction of affiliative communication
McKeown, J., Nov 2023, In: Pragmatics and Society. 14, 6, p. 824-843Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Investigating the targeted use of (dis)agreement in leave to appeal decisions of the HKSAR appellate courts: a corpus-assisted discourse analysis
Ye, M. & Mckeown, J., 15 Dec 2023, In: International Journal of Legal Discourse. 8, 2, p. 235-255Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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A comparative investigation of metadiscursive clarifying devices in the abortion discourse of the U.S. Supreme Court
McKeown, J., Dec 2022, In: Discourse and Communication. 16, 6, p. 652-669Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Projects
- 2 Active
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GRF: AI Literacy in the Hong Kong Legal Context: Discourse Practices and Socialization in the Academy and the Profession
HAFNER, C. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator), BURKE, J. A. S. (Co-Investigator), HARPER HO, V. (Co-Investigator), MCKEOWN, J. (Co-Investigator) & REHMAN, U.-U. (Co-Investigator)
1/01/26 → …
Project: Research
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GRF: Assessing the Basic Law: A Discourse-Analytic Investigation of the Targeted Use of Evidentiality in the HKSAR Appellate Courts
MCKEOWN, J. (Principal Investigator / Project Coordinator)
1/01/23 → …
Project: Research