POLITENESS STRATEGIES: COMPLIMENTS
POLITENESS STRATEGIES: COMPLIMENTS
Author(s): Silvie VálkováSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Theoretical Linguistics, Comparative Linguistics
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Summary/Abstract: The present article is a modified version of the paper read at the conference in Hradec Králové in 2006 in which I would like to share partial outcomes of my long-term research in linguistic politeness, namely compliments. In this thumb-nail sketch the focus is on structural properties of English compliments, the comparison of compliment topics in English and Czech and different variables influencing the choice of a compliment response. The final part of the article discusses compliments as an inseparable part of methodology strategies.
Journal: Discourse and Interaction
- Issue Year: 1/2008
- Issue No: 1
- Page Range: 139-146
- Page Count: 8
- Language: English