1990
DOI: 10.1017/s0047404500014378
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Sex-based differences in compliment behavior

Abstract: Sex-based differences in the form of English compliments and in the frequencies of various compliment response types are discussed. Based on a corpus of 1,062 compliment events, several differences in the form of compliments used by women and men are noted. Further, it is found that compliments from men are generally accepted, especially by female recipients, whereas compliments from women are met with a response type other than acceptance. These findings are set within a broader discussion of male–female diff… Show more

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“…Wolfson & Manes 1980;Wolfson, Nessa 1981) it was noted that one of the most striking features of compliments in American English is their almost total lack of originality". Examining a corpus of approximately 700 compliments, they categorized compliment functions into 4 compliment actions and 5 compliment responses as follows (Herbert, 1990 c) Questioning or Request reassurance / repetition "Do you really like them?" d) Return "So"s yours" e) Scale down / Downgrade "It"s really quite old" 3) Reject "A: You look good and healthy B: I feel fat" 4) No acknowledgement (addressee responds with an irrelevant comment or gives no response) 5) Request Interpretation (Addressee interprets the compliment as a request such as: "You want to borrow this one too?"…”
Section: Compliment and Compliment Responses Topicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Wolfson & Manes 1980;Wolfson, Nessa 1981) it was noted that one of the most striking features of compliments in American English is their almost total lack of originality". Examining a corpus of approximately 700 compliments, they categorized compliment functions into 4 compliment actions and 5 compliment responses as follows (Herbert, 1990 c) Questioning or Request reassurance / repetition "Do you really like them?" d) Return "So"s yours" e) Scale down / Downgrade "It"s really quite old" 3) Reject "A: You look good and healthy B: I feel fat" 4) No acknowledgement (addressee responds with an irrelevant comment or gives no response) 5) Request Interpretation (Addressee interprets the compliment as a request such as: "You want to borrow this one too?"…”
Section: Compliment and Compliment Responses Topicsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Manes (1983), Wolfson and Manes (1981), Herbert (1990) studied the compliment behaviors in American English. Holmes (1986) studied the compliment behaviors in New Zealand English.…”
Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Although there are few researches about the influence of gender variable in compliment speech act, Holmes (1988) and Herbert (1990)'s research investigated this topic in great details. In Holmes's research, based on the complimenting behaviour in New Zealand, differences in the way women and men use compliments and compliment responses are studied.…”
Section: Studies On Influences Of Gender Social Status On Complimentmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…"To express admiration or approval of someone's work/appearance/taste" Manes, 1983;Herbert, 1990;(b). "To establish/confirm/maintain solidarity" Manes and Wolfson, 1981;Wolfson, 1989;(c).…”
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