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Publication details [#22868]
Holmes, Janet. 1986. Compliments and compliment responses in New Zealand English. Anthropological Linguistics 28 (4) : 485–508.
Publication type
Article in journal
Publication language
English
Keywords
Language as a subject
Annotation
H. studies how in New Zealand English, compliments may not only function as positive politeness strategies, but also as potentially Face-Threatening acts.