A Comparative Study on Chinese and English Compliments from the Perspective of Intercultural Communication

Abstract

Compliment, shared by various languages and cultures, is a polite speech act and positive evaluation of others. It reflects social values and cultural conventions and plays a crucial role in daily verbal communication activities. This article takes Chinese and English compliments as the main research objects to explore the differences between Chinese and English compliments in contents, functions and speech patterns of compliment, and tries to analyze the reasons for the differences from the perspective of intercultural communication. It hopes that deeper understanding of Chinese and English compliments can improve people's awareness of intercultural communication and avoid pragmatic mistakes, thus establishing harmonious interpersonal relationships, achieving communicative purposes and improving communication quality.