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Peer reviewedHolmes, Janet; Brown, Dorothy F. – TESOL Quarterly, 1987
Presents examples of misunderstandings in compliment exchanges in different cultural contexts and analyzes them as instances of pragmalinguistic and sociopragmatic failure. Analysis of complimenting behavior norms forms the basis of a set of exercises designed to assist learners in developing the ability to recognize and use compliments…
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Cultural Education, Discourse Analysis, Language Attitudes
