Curriculum Vitae

DR. NUR NAJAH RADHIAH BINTI ZAINAL ABIDIN

Senior Lecturer

Department of English Language
Faculty of Languages and Linguistics

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BIOGRAPHY

Najah Zainal Abidin is a senior lecturer at the Faculty of Languages and Linguistics, Universiti Malaya. Her research delves into the intricate ways language influences political, gender, and social dynamics. With a keen interest in the interplay of evasive language, hate speech, impoliteness, and the giving and taking of offenses, she explores how these elements manifest in both everyday conversations and online environments. Najah's work also focuses on discriminatory and offensive language, examining how it shapes and reflects societal attitudes and power structures.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

PhD, (Pragmatics)
Universiti Malaya (um)
MLing, (Linguistics)
Universiti Malaya (um)
B.HumScEngLang&Lit, (Linguistics)
International Islamic University Malaysia (iium)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

Graduate Employability (Postgraduate)
01 May 2025 - 30 Apr 2027 (Faculty)
Asean University Network Quality Assurance (AUN-QA) Self-Assessment Report
02 Feb 2025 - 01 Feb 2026 (Faculty)
UM-KPT PACE
12 Jul 2023 - 11 Jul 2024 (University Malaya)

MEMBERSHIPS

INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION (IPRA), MEMBER
2025 to 2025 (International)
INTERNATIONAL PRAGMATICS ASSOCIATION (IPRA), MEMBER
2023 to 2024 (International)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

Certificate of Excellent Service
2025, Universiti Malaya

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal

ESCI

Abidin, Najah Zainal; Samaha, Hanaa; Zulkarnain, Nur Azwin (2025). "Dajjal (False Messiah) Fried Chicken": Impolite Judgment as a Tool for Moral Accountability, HOWARD JOURNAL OF COMMUNICATIONS. . doi:10.1080/10646175.2025.2521079
Abidin, Najah Zainal; Lowe, Veronica; Jan, Jariah Mohd (2023). Evasion in Malaysian Parliamentary Question Time, PERTANIKA JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES. 31(3), 1079-1097. doi:10.47836/pjssh.31.3.09

Scopus

Zainal Abidin N., Samaha H., Zulkarnain N.A. (2025). Dajjal (False Messiah) Fried Chicken : Impolite Judgment as a Tool for Moral Accountability, Howard Journal of Communications. . doi:10.1080/10646175.2025.2521079
Abidin N.Z., Lowe V., Jan J.M. (2023). Evasion in Malaysian Parliamentary Question Time, Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities. 31(3), 1079-1097. doi:10.47836/pjssh.31.3.09

Other Publications

Zainal Abidin, N. N.-R. (2025, August 27). Everyday unity. UM Research Plus. https://www.umresearchplus.com/everyday-unity/ - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)
Zainal Abidin, N. N.-R. (2025, August 27). Not every issue is about race. Malay Mail. https://www.malaymail.com/news/what-you-think/2025/08/27/not-every-issue-is-about-race-nur-najah-radhiah-zainal-abidin/189042 - Mass Media(newspaper,radio,tv,popular Magazine)

RESEARCH INTEREST

Pragmatics ((Im)politeness, hate speech, incitement (racial, religious violence), evasive language, giving and taking offenses, jocular mockery, jocular flattery, humor)
Discourse Analysis (Language and politics, language and gender, language and society, language and power)
Appraisal Theory (Affect, judgement, appreciation)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National

2023 - 2025, Bantuan Khas Penyelidikan (BKP Special)
Between the Lines: Unravelling Hate Speech in Malaysia ( Principal Investigator(PI))

University

2025 - 2026, University Grant
(De)legitimation of feminine masculinity in mainstream English newspapers in China ( Principal Investigator(PI))