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Compliment to a Compliment: An Analysis of the Speech Act of a Compliment
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Խ․ Աբովյանի անվան հայկական պետական մանկավարժական համալսարան
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speech act of a compliment ; rhetorica ; impact ; effective communication
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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 addition, the speech act of a compliment is analysed in the light of gender and intercultural similarities and differences. It is shown that with all the similarities in the functioning of the speech act of a compliment, there are essential differences that reflect the peculiarities in the mentality of the language bearers
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