Complimenting Functions by Native English Speakers and Iranian EFL Learners: A Divergence or Convergence

The study of compliment speech act has been under investigation on many occasions in recent years. In this study, an attempt is made to explore appraisals performed by native English speakers and Iranian EFL learners to find out how these two groups diverge or converge from each other with regard to...

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Main Authors: Ali Akbar Ansarin, Mostafa Morady Moghaddam
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Isfahan 2016-01-01
Series:Applied Research on English Language
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Online Access:http://are.ui.ac.ir/article_20396_610cd31e3c919d9e38d45ee37a92413d.pdf