Complimenting as a Conversation Opener: a Strategy in Teaching English Speaking Proficiency
The speech act of paying compliment (“you are looking good”) to someone is the attempt to establish the social relationship and ties solidarity between the communicators. In addition, it attributes credit to someone other than the speaker; usually the person addressed, for some “good” (possession, c...
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Jurusan Bahasa Inggris Politeknik Negeri Padang
2018-06-01
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| Series: | Journal Polingua: Scientific Journal of Linguistics, Literature and Education |
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| Online Access: | http://polingua.org/index.php/polingua/article/view/49 |