Cultural Code of a Compliment
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https://doi.org/10.26565/2218-2926-2014-08-01Keywords:
cultural code, speech act of a compliment, gender differences, inter-cultural differences and similarities, comparative analysis, mentality, linguo-cultureAbstract
In the paper, an attempt is made to comprehensively analyse the speech act of a compliment. Different types of compliments are analysed, as well as the intentions of the addresser and the tactics of acceptance/non-acceptance of a compliment on the part of the addressee. The speech act of a compliment is also studied in the light of gender differences and inter-cultural differences and similarities. In particular, a comparative analysis of the speech act of a compliment is made in Russian, Armenian and English linguo-cultures, which leads to the conclusions on similarities and differences that reflect the national mentality specificity of the bearers of the languages under consideration.
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