Handbook of Politeness and Impoliteness in Persian

Mohammad Hossein Keshavarz  is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Head of ELT Department at Girne American University in North Cyprus. He holds an MA in Applied Linguistics and TEFL from Ohio University, USA, and a PhD in Applied Linguistics from the University of Wales, UK. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed international journals, including Pragmatics and Society, International Journal of Applied Linguistics, Language in Society, International Journal of Bilingualism, Contrastive Pragmatics, WORD, English for Academic Purposes, Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, Communication Disorders Quarterly, International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, Reading in a Foreign Language, Educational Research, and TESOL Journal. He has also authored or co-authored over twenty academic books in English. His recently published books include: The Handbook of Persian Carpets: Cultural and Semiotic Perspectives (Springer Nature, 2025), Trends in Persian Language, Literature, and Pedagogy (Springer Nature, 2025), A New Analytical Model of Cultural Linguistics (Cambridge Scholars, 2023), and Parse Two-Volume Bilingual Dictionary (Rahnama Press, 2023). His research interests span Sociolinguistics, Pragmatics, Cultural Linguistics, First and Second Language Acquisition, and Semiotics.