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Peer reviewedYlanne-McEwen, Virpi – Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development, 1993
This study investigated complimenting behavior in three language varieties, British English, Finnish, and the interlanguage of Finish Learners of English. It found that compliments in Finnish tended to be longer and more syntactic than in English and that Finnish learners of English demonstrated appropriate complimenting behavior in English,…
Descriptors: Adults, Cross Cultural Studies, Cultural Differences, English
