معرفی
Reihaneh Afshari Saleh is a Lecturer in Language & Communication at the School of Communication and Media, Ulster University. She holds a PhD in Language and Communication (2022) and an MA in Phonetics and Phonology (2017) from the University of York. Her research focuses on the intersection of language, phonetics, and gesture analysis in social interaction, particularly emotive moments.
Research Interests:
- Conversation analysis
- Phonetics and phonology
- Gesture-body communication integration
- Interactional linguistics
- Persian language discourse
- Discourse markers in emotive contexts
Scientific Contributions: Her 2025 work on Persian token "khob" examines conversational turn-taking strategies, while her 2020 article on mock aggression explores affiliation dynamics in interactions. Both publications reflect her expertise in combining phonetic analysis with discourse studies.
Academic Profile: Currently based at Ulster University's Belfast campus, she actively contributes to linguistic research with a focus on cross-cultural communication patterns and multimodal interaction analysis.
