A Study On Giving And Responding To Compliment In English By EFL Learners.

BELIU, Etri Yefita (2024) A Study On Giving And Responding To Compliment In English By EFL Learners. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Katolik Widya Mandira Kupang..

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Abstract

One of the most interesting topics in synchronic linguistic studies is compliments and responses to compliments. The purpose of this qualitative study was to determine the structure of compliments, types of responding to compliment, and gender differences in the giving of compliments and responding to compliment of foreign language learners in Kupang to compliments in English. 20 EFL students, who are in the fifth semester of the English Language Education Study Program at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Widya Mandira Catholic University, received data for the study through a Discourse Final Assignment (DCT) distributed online. This study uses the theories proposed by Holmes (1988) and Herbert (1990) as a basis for analyzing the topic of compliment and the various types of responses to compliment. The first results of this study show that the structure of compliment most frequently used by EFL are: Performance/Skill/Ability 73 (55.72%), appearance 32: (24.42%), possession and personality 13 (9.92%). The structures used by EFL students in giving compliments include: Pronoun + is + (a/an) + (really) + noun phrase followed by an adjective. Noun phrase + is/see (really) + adjective. Meanwhile, the structures not used by EFL students in giving compliments are: Not + noun phrase + adjective. Meanwhile, the response to compliment most frequently used by EFL is Appreciation token 20: (25.31%). The second finding revealed that there was no significant difference between men and women regarding the use of compliments; rather, they are used equally. These differences are based on gender and are seen in the responses to compliments from EFL students. There are three patterns in the syntax patterns that are often used by men and women, namely: Noun phrase + looks/is + (really) + adjective; you + verb + noun phrase + (really) + adverb; and adverb + noun phrase. Based on the results examined, male and female respondents tend to often use “Thank you” in responding to compliment. There is a structure in responding to compliment that is not used by men and women, namely: Isn’t + noun phrase + adjective. Based on the data collected, it is seen that both male and female participants follow the trend of previous studies with the Accept, Reject, and Avoid patterns. Both groups are more likely to choose the accept option than reject. In addition, both groups prefer two types of CR strategies: Appreciation Tokens and Return Praise. On the one hand, female participants more often use the CRS strategy implied in Agreeable Speech, while male participants prefer to apply the CRS strategy on Question Accuracy.

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