Politeness strategies: Compliments

Vol.1,No.1(2008)

Abstract
The present article is a modifi ed 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 infl uencing the choice of a compliment response. The fi nal part of the article discusses compliments as an inseparable part of methodology strategies.
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