TEACHING SPEECH ACTS OF COMPLIMENTS: WHAT IS WHAT?
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/NV39EKeywords:
speech acts, pragmatics, ESLAbstract
This article provides information about how to teach pragmatic speech acts, such as compliments and responds to the compliments in the ESL classroom. Firstly, it presents some data about the general background of the topic; secondly, it discusses the different factors of making and accepting compliments. It also cites some authentic examples from different English, Uzbek and Arab contexts.







