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Compliment Functions

Compliment Functions is a theoretical construct in the pragmatics of compliments that identifies and categorizes the specific social and interactional purposes served by compliment utterances within discourse, distinguishing it from related pragmatic phenomena by focusing on the functional roles compliments play in establishing rapport, reinforcing social norms, or managing face.

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86

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54

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2017–2026

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Publications

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Sex-based differences in compliment behavior

Robert K. Herbert · Language in Society · 1990 · 390 citations

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The compliment as a social strategy

Nessa Wolfson, Joan Manes · Paper in Linguistics · 1980 · 241 citations

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Offers and expressions of thanks as face enhancing acts: t in Persian

Sofia A. Koutlaki · Journal of Pragmatics · 2002 · 183 citations

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Compliments: A Descriptive Taxonomy

Mark L. Knapp, Robert Hopper, Robert A. Bell · Journal of Communication · 1984 · 176 citations

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Compliment-rejection versus compliment-avoidance: Listener-based versus speaker-based pragmatic strategies

Robert K. Herbert, H. Stephen Straight · Language & Communication · 1989 · 167 citations

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Authors

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  1. RK
    Robert K. Herbert

    Binghamton University, United States

    2 publications · 557 citations

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  2. DM
    Donna M. Johnson

    University of Arizona, United States

    2 publications · 185 citations

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  3. NW
    Nessa Wolfson

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    1 publications · 241 citations

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  4. KB
    Kristine Billmyer

    University of Pennsylvania, United States

    1 publications · 146 citations

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  5. RD
    Roni Danziger

    Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel

    1 publications · 22 citations

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Institutions

54

  1. University of Arizona

    Tucson, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    300 citations

  2. California University of Pennsylvania

    California, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    387 citations

  3. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    387 citations

  4. Pennsylvania State University

    State College, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    12 citations

  5. University of Pittsburgh

    Pittsburgh, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    176 citations

  6. University of Lancashire

    Preston, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    50 citations

  7. Swansea University

    Swansea, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    136 citations

  8. Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

    Indianapolis, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    20 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Pragmatics

    5 publications · 455 citations

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  2. Research on Language and Social Interaction

    3 publications · 94 citations

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  3. Language in Society

    2 publications · 505 citations

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  4. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

    2 publications · 153 citations

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  5. Cardinal Scholar (Ball State University)

    Repository · 1 publications · 23 citations

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