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LANGUAGE & SOCIETY

BIK 10403

PAYING AND GIVING COMPLIMENTS BETWEEN

TEENAGERS

1.0 INTRODUCTION
This

study is related to the purpose of human

communication which is to persuade and to
play when they paying and giving the
compliment.
It is claimed that male and female way of
thinking and perceiving things are differs and
in contrast with each others.
People always conclude that females are more
complex and complicated rather than males.
Paying and giving compliment- who likes it
most?

2.0 BACKGROUND OF STUDY

Compliment

is a remark that expresses praise of

admiration of somebody. (Oxford Learners
Dictionary)
A compliment is a speech act which explicitly or
implicitly attributes credit to someone other than the
speaker, usually the person addressed, for some
good which is positively valued by the speaker and
the hearer. (Janet Holmes)
Sex-based differences in compliment behavior 1
states that compliments from men are generally
accepted, especially by female recipients, whereas
compliments from women are met with a response
type other than acceptance. (Robert K. Herbert)

2.1 LITERATURE REVIEW

PREVIOUS RELATED
RESEARCH

FINDINGS

Knapp, Hopper & Bell, 1984

Most compliments are given to

receiver of the same age and
social class

Leech, 1983

Compliments response is an act

of Model of Politeness

Janet Holmes

Different gender express

compliment in different way and
different sex explore different
function of communication.

Holmes, 1993

In New Zealand, people

complement people regarding
their behavior and the research
concentrate more on question
either there are different on how
male and female use compliment

2.2 RESEARCH OBJECTIVES

To

distinguish whether men or women

like giving and receiving compliment.

To

identify the topic men and women

usually compliment on.

To

investigate the response of men

and women to the compliment paid.

3.0
METHODOLOGY
3.1 : Research Tool
Using questionnaire and survey is
written in bilingual language to achieve
highest accuracy of data
Respondents are given brief explanation
on how to answer questionnaire
Questionnaire divided into 3 sections :
A, B, C.

3.2 : Respondents

29 respondents (14 males & 15

females)
Ages from 17 23 (approachable)

Pilot
questions

Given to 5
male and 5
female
successful
result

Quantitativ
e method
used

Responden
ts (20
23) in
UNISZA
Gong
Badak

4.0 FINDINGS

Figure 1

Female
yes
no
Total

Frequency

Per cent

12

80.0

20.0

15

100.0

Figure 2

Male
yes
no
Total

Frequency

Percent

60.0

40.0

15

100.0

Figure 3

Female
Yes
No
Total

Frequency

Percent

14

93.3

6.7

15

100.0

Figure 4

Male
Yes
No
Total

Frequency

Percent

13

86.7

13.3

15

100.0

Figure 5

Female receive compliment from

Male
Female
Total

Frequency

Per cent
1

6.7

14

93.3

15

100.0

Figure 6

Male receive compliment

from

Frequency

Per cent

male

42.9

female

57.1

Total

14

100.0

Figure 7
Female compliment on
possessions
skills

Frequency

Per cent

13.3

40.0

46.7

15

100.0

appearances
Total

Figure 8
Men compliment on
Possessions
Skills
Appearances
Total

Frequency

Per cent

14.3

35.7

50.0

14

100.0

Figure 11
How do female respond to compliment paid
(Appearances)
Appreciation

Frequency
2

Per cent
13.3

Return Compliment

40.0

Agreeing

6.7

Disagreeing

26.7

Challenge sincerity

13.3

Total

15

100.0

Figure 12
How do male respond to compliment paid
(Appearances)
Appreciation

Frequency
3

Per cent
21.4

return compliment

14.3

Agreeing

21.4

challenge sincerity

7.1

evade/ignore

35.7

Total

14

100.0

5.0 DISCUSSION

Question
3

Both male and female

like when people
compliment.
It is relevant to Janet
Holmes (function of
compliment is to serve
and increase or
consolidate the
solidarity between the
sender and the receiver
either form the group of
men of women.)
Compliment strengthen
relationship bond

Question 4
Both male and female like giving
compliment to others
Relate to Holmes theory (function of
compliment is that by giving and
expressing compliment, people can
enhance the solidarity between them, or
the speaker and listener)
Compliments to establish solidarity of
speaker or the receiver and as catalyst to
spready positive aura

Question 5
Both male and female receive
compliment from female.
Significant to Holmes theory
(women are much more polite than
men)
Compliment categorized as good
manner
Holmes (1992)-women are more
polite, thus give more compliment
compare to men

Questio
n6

Female usually
compliment female, male
compliment male
Female had the
perception male will
reject their compliment
Male have same
perception as female

Question 7
Both male and female compliment
on appearances.
Contradict with Holmes
Male avoid compliment, attempt
to change conversations topic
(evade/ignore)
Compare to male, female apply
acceptance (agree with the
compliments)

Questi
on 8
(male)

When male receive

compliment from
male & female
(appearance), male
will evade/ignore

Being impolite when

rejecting the
compliment

Self-praise seen
when agreeing or
accepting the
compliments (Manes
& Wolfson, 1989).

 Female respond to compliment

related to possessions.
Respond because female love
when people agree with their
taste
theory of Leech (1992) as
Question politeness is part of
8 (female) compliments behaviour that
women have
Most female will return
compliment

6.0 Conclusion
women use compliments to each other
significantly more often than they do to men or
men do to each other.
Both like receiving compliment
women compliment each other on appearance
more
compliments on possessions are used
significant equally by both male and female.

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