1 Introduction
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Objectives
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Methodology
1.5 Organization
2 Literature Review
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Theoretical Review
2.2.1 Speech Act Theory
2.2.2 Politeness Theory
2.2.3 Variation Theory
2.3 Review of Empirical Studies
2.3.1 Previous Work on Compliments
2.3.2 Previous Work on Compliment Responses
3 Methodology
3.1 Introduction
3.2 The Field Work
3.2.1 Data Collection
3.2.2 Participants
3.2.3 Task
3.3 The Lab Work
3.3.1 Coding Scheme for Compliments
3.3.2 Coding Scheme for Compliment Responses
3.3.3 Coding Scheme for Sociolinguistic Factors
3.3.4 Inter-rater Reliability Study
3.4 Data Analysis
4 Findings
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Compliments
4.2.1 Topics of Compliments
4.2.2 Gender of Complimenters and Receivers
4.2.3 Personal Focus of Compliments
4.2.4 Social Status of Complimenters and Receivers
4.3 Compliment Responses
4.3.1 Distributional Analysis
4.3.2 Multivariate Analysis
5 Discussion
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Macro and Micro Level Compliment Responses
5.3 Politeness Theory
5.4 Language Contact Theory
5.5 Variation Theory
6 Conclusion
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Findings
6.3 Implications
6.4 Limitations and Suggestions
Appendices
Appendix Ⅰ Record of the Complement Event Data
Appendix Ⅱ Figure o{ Chinese Social Class Hierarchy
Appendix Ⅲ Samples of Coding Strings o{ Compliment Responses
Bibliography
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