Compliments in English : a study of Taiwanese EFL learners' and native speakers' production and perceptions
The present study investigates the speech act of compliments by Taiwanese EFL learners and British English students with particular focus on (a) the employment of compliment strategies, (b) the effect of compliment topic and the gender of compliment receiver on the performance of compliment strategi...
Main Author: | Lin, Chih-Ying |
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University of Bristol
2012
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573432 |
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