COMPLIMENTS IN THE ENGLISH AND RUSSIAN LANGUAGES, LINGUOCULTURAL ANALYSIS

Аннотация

It aims at determining the linguistic and cultural characteristics of Russian and English speech act such as a compliment. In the course of the study the main role is dedicated to the analysis of the means of expression of compliment speech acts; identification of the main forms and types of compliment. Moreover, the author determines the place of compliment in speech etiquette and speech behaviour, recipients and addressees of the compliment and their intentions in Russian and English linguistic cultures. Key words: Speech acts, compliment, praise, addressee, intercultural communication, linguistic discourse, linguocultural analysis.