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Abstract Research on teasing has paid much attention to leadership discourse and the roles of teasers in business interaction, but fewer studies have investigated relevant interpersonal pragmatic is¬sues of identity construction of both the teaser and the teased and their relational management. Drawing on the data from authentic business meetings, this study explores different teasing styles, i. e., biting tease, nipping tease and bonding tease. Using rapport management theory as the theoretical framework, this study analyses the dynamic impacts of teasing upon identity con¬struction and interpersonal pragmatic functions, especially the dynamic achievement of interper¬sonal (dis)harmony in specific business contexts, from an interpersonal pragmatic perspective. Necessary innovative implications can be provided for business interactional practices and dis¬course management from an interpersonal pragmatic perspective.
Key words: business interaction; teasing; identity construction; interpersonal (dis)harmony
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