The Pragmatics of Trusting (Artificial) Others
Special issue of Pragmatics and Society 17:5 (2026)
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[Pragmatics and Society, 17:5] Expected December 2026. ca. 160 pp.
Publishing status: In production
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Table of Contents
- The pragmatics of trusting (artificial) othersKerstin Fischer & Bracha Nir | pp. 549–554
- Building charisma and trust with prosodic constructions: The role of phrase-final pitch and tempo dynamicsOliver Niebuhr & Vered Silber-Varod | pp. 555–575
- Optimizing trust beliefs through interactional framing: Effects of organizational reciprocity and visual embodiment on online self-disclosureFelix Nti Koranteng, Jaap Ham, Zhenyu Zhu & Jettie Hoonhout | pp. 576–598
- Speakers’ responsibility for evidential claims: Believe me, I saw it!Mélinda Pozzi & Diana Mazzarella | pp. 599–620
- Addressing trust and distrust in artificial intelligence in newspaper texts: A discourse linguistic investigationMonika Hanauska & Annette Leßmöllmann | pp. 621–644
- Why overtrust in social robots is inevitableKerstin Fischer | pp. 645–661
- What AI pretends to be? Design rhetoric and trust in the appearances of AI applicationsKenny K. N. Chow | pp. 662–682
- Six guidelines for trustworthy, ethical and responsible automation designMatouš Jelínek, Nadine Schlicker & Ewart de Visser | pp. 683–705
- Pragmatics-zombies: Trust and communication in the age of artificial intelligenceErez Firt & Bracha Nir | pp. 706–727
- Theoretical and methodological perspectives on the interrelation of authenticity and trustworthiness in human‑agent interactionGlenda Hannibal & Astrid Weiss | pp. 728–751
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