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Compliments and their responses are special speech actions which are broadly used in interpersonal communications.And how to give compliments and respond to them constitute a significant part of the communicative competence of every member in a speech community.Complimenting is a particularly suitable speech action to investigate in comparative studies,for it acts as a window through which we can view what is valued by a particular culture.This essay mainly analyzes and researches the differences between Chinese and English compliments,attempting to reveal the contrast between Chinese and English compliments in the aspects of expression,topics and lexical formulas.The comparative study may contribute to understand more about Chinese and English compliment cultures,and furthermore,promote the study of pragmatics and the development of intercultural communication effectively.
Compliments and their responses are special speech actions which are broadly used in interpersonal communications. And how to give compliments and respond to them constitute a significant part of the communicative competence of every member in a speech community. Complimenting is a particularly suitable speech action to investigate in comparative studies, for it acts as a window through which we can view what is valued by a particular culture. This essay mainly analyzes and researches the differences between Chinese and English compliments, attempting to reveal the contrast between Chinese and English compliments in the aspects of expressions, topics and lexical formulas. The comparative study may contribute to understand more about Chinese and English compliment cultures, and further, promote the study of pragmatics and the development of intercultural communication effectively.