hear from your friends: “That shirt looks nice on you”. Those utterances are called compliments which are used to show that someone likes someone else’s appearance‚ belongings‚ or work etc. Due to different cultural background and social values‚ English and Vietnamese native speakers have different norms of complimenting as well as responding to compliments. In this essay‚ I will discuss the notion of compliment made in American English and Vietnamese in terms of topics‚ formulas‚ and responses.
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The Compliments Responses across Gender in English and Non-English Department Nisa Eka Aprilia Study of English Education Language and Literature‚ Universitas Brawijaya Indonesia Email : nisanea@hotmail.com 1. Introduction In this era‚ a lot of female wants to be equal or wants to be on same level with male existence. Many female becomes feminist‚ sometimes they called womanist and they fought for woman emancipation. But they still have difference opinion between female and male‚ for example
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Outline the current legislation and organisational requirements that governs(a) reporting‚ recording and confidentiality(b)health and safety(c)risk management(d)recording/reporting compliments and complaints(e) dealing with suspicions of disclosure of danger‚ harm and abuse. (ref.HSC22 q4. HSC21 q 4‚5. Reporting‚ recording and confidentiality - The Data Protection Act 1998 relates to information held about an individual. This includes medical records or social services files – anything which
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greatest praise in another. Like the attitude toward shoes (and shoe throwing)‚ the giving and accepting of compliments is culture-specific and can be confusing. Asia and Persia In most Asian cultures‚ the group is valued over the individual and compliments are meted out with discretion. So perhaps it’s not a surprise that compliments rarely begin with the phrases “I like” or “I love.” Compliments are made on performance and ability (“How well you speak Japanese!”) rather than appearance (“You have a
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What makes a good Linguistics critical review? Commentary on Review Topic Write a critical review of Wolfson’s article‚ ’Compliments in Cross-Cultural Perspective’. In your review you should summarise the text and then evaluate it (800 words) Academic Style and Conventions 1. Analysing the topic Notice how the topic is asking students to do two things - to summarise the text and to evaluate it. When reading a text‚ keep these two points in mind: - What is the text saying? (summary) - What
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pragmalingists also account for by measuring speech act distinctions. This paper posits that universal gender differences exist and differ depending on cultural norms. This essay also addresses the questions: Do women use more polite strategies using compliments and requests? Do men and women have the same pragmatic awareness? And‚ does first language pragmatics transfer over to second language pragmatics? Three cross-cultural studies were selected to identify possible answers to these questions. The
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focused on social skills in the workplace and safety on the job. Group members were to discuss and practice about how to: accept instruction; explain a problem to a supervisor; ask for help; provide constructive criticism‚ and accept and give a compliment. PO attended group on time and participated in the group activity. PO stated “I am tired. I started very early this morning.” PO indicated that he is good at problem solving and explain problems‚ but needs to improve his communication skills.
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the peculiar behaviour of the price change and change in demand of cigarette. The report also gives a brief idea about the substitutes and compliments of cigarettes. The role of price change influences to a greater extent in the demand for these substitutes and compliments. This suggests that the elasticity of demand also is significant when considering compliments and substitutes that also play a role in the market trends. The study clearly explains the various sectors of the society being sensitive
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laugh. Touching can help you both feel a little bit closer. Let’s move on to the next step‚ Compliment him. Ladies love compliments and believe it or not‚ men do too! During the conversation‚ give him a compliment. If you think his smile is cute‚ let him know. But as with every tip‚ be frugal with the compliments too. For example‚ “Awww I love your dimples” should say once maybe twice. Besides‚ too many compliments may make you seem fake so be careful. Lastly but most importantly‚ Stop while it’s still
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University of Tennessee‚ Knoxville Trace: Tennessee Research and Creative Exchange Senior Thesis Projects‚ 1993-2002 College Scholars 1-1-1997 Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom Claire Ann Mizne Follow this and additional works at: http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2 Recommended Citation Mizne‚ Claire Ann‚ "Teaching Sociolinguistic Competence in the ESL Classroom" (1997). Senior Thesis Projects‚ 1993-2002. http://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_interstp2/20 This
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