I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my PhD supervisor, Dr Éva Major, whose support throughout the entire research project made this monograph possible. I am also deeply indebted to the professors of the Language Pedagogy and English Applied Linguistics PhD programme at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) for their guidance. I would especially like to thank Professor Dr Krisztina Károly, Professor Dr Kata Csizér, and Dr Dorottya Holló, whose examples of professional excellence have been truly inspiring. I would also like to extend my deepest gratitude to the reviewers, Dr Éva Szabó and Dr Imre Fekete, whose insightful comments were instrumental in finalising this monograph. I owe special thanks to my colleagues at the Department of English Language Pedagogy at ELTE; I feel privileged to be part of a professional community from whom I have learned so much and continue to learn every day.