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Peer reviewedKnapp, Mark L.; And Others – Journal of Communication, 1984
Compliments are not only common daily discourse, but they are also used in companies, government agencies, and universities as written recommendations to determine hiring and promotion decisions. This report analyzes compliments as to structure, form, and content; replies they evoke; characteristics of compliment givers and receivers; and manner…
Descriptors: Classification, Communication Research, Content Analysis, Discourse Analysis
