Vijay Singh ThakurVijay Singh Thakur is an Assistant Professor of English Language and Linguistics in the Department of Languages and Translation of Dhofar University (DU), Sultanate of Oman. He holds a doctorate degree in Applied Sociolinguistics. His main publicatios include Discourse Analysis of a Novel: Theory and Method and Sociolinguistic Perspectives of Politeness in Communication. He is a member on the editorial board of The Asia TEFL Journal, International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning and Journal of English as an International Language. His research interests include Discourse Stylistics, Cross-Cultural Pragmatics and TESOL Pedagogy. Read More Read Less