Compliment to a Compliment: An Analysis of the Speech Act of a Compliment

In the paper, an attempt is made to thoroughly analyse the speech act of a compliment as a rhetorical device. In particular, the value of compliments from the viewpoint of effective communication, as well as the motives of compliment making and accepting/non-accepting are being considered. In additi...

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Main Author: Lilit BRUTIAN
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Armenian State Pedagogical University 2016-12-01
Series:Imastut'yun
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Online Access:https://www.wisdomperiodical.com/index.php/wisdom/article/view/134