跨文化交际实用教程unit3.ppt

* Syntactic patterns in English compliment Three major patterns (about 80% of all compliments collected) NP be/look (intensifier) ADJ “You look really nice.” ADJ includes: nice, good, beautiful, pretty, great, wonderful, lovely (This set = 2/3 of all ADJ used in data). I (intensifier) like/ love NP “I really like that skirt.” VERB includes: like, love. enjoy, admire, be impressed by PRO be (intensifier) (a) ADJ NP “That’s really a nice coat.” Formulaic (or conventional) Language: a very limited subset of English sentence structure and vocabulary (and topics) is used to give compliments. The Syntactic Formula * Topics Appearance clothes, hairdo (results of deliberate effort) Ability (skill)/performance a well-done job, a skillfully played game, a good meal Personality/friendship “That was kind.” Possessions “I like your new bike.” * Chinese ■ You V ADV You did the job well. ■ NP is ADJ Your coat is really beautiful. ■ PRO is ADJ NP That’s a wonderful wall calendar. ■ PRO V O You deserve being honored. ■ I like NP I like this picture. * C E More Chinese compliments begin with “you” or “your”; while English compliments with “I”. More English compliments contain exaggerated adjectives like great, awesome, terrific, gorgeous, fabulous, smart… * Dont praise people, only, what they do Make praise as specific as possible Avoid phony(假的) praise Avoid praise that sets up competition How To Give A Good Compliment * A- Accurate: The compliment has to accurately refer to what has happened and what the person has done. B – Believable: The compliment should not be an exaggeration but realistic. C – Constructive: The compliment should refer to what the person wants to achieve and be useful for making progress. * 2) Back up your compliment. Don’t just stop at “that necklace looks really good on you”. Your compliment becomes stronger when you say why you think so; “that necklace looks really good on you because it matches yo