Types of indirect compliments in Russian and Vietnamese communicative cultures

Abstract

The article studies compliments as speech acts in Russian and Vietnamese communication and discusses the usage of some types of indirect compliments in the communicative cultures of the two. A comparison showing their similarities and differences and frequency in their usage in cross-cultural communication has also been undertaken.

Keywords

• косвенные комплименты
• неэтикетные комплименты
• этикетные комплименты
• речевой акт
• коммуникация