Complimenting Behavior in French/American Cross-Cultural Dinner Conversations.

Wieland, Molly

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ERIC Number: EJ503194

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Publication Date: 1995

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Complimenting Behavior in French/American Cross-Cultural Dinner Conversations.

Wieland, Molly

French Review, v68 n5 p796-812 Apr 1995

This study analyzed complimenting behavior in French between French native speakers and American advanced French learners in seven dinner party conversations. Data are found to provide a rich source of lessons in politeness for both sociolinguistic and pedagogic descriptions of French speech acts. (Author/MSE)

Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Discourse Analysis, French, Intercultural Communication, Interpersonal Communication, Language Patterns, Native Speakers, Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Social Behavior, Speech Acts

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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