A Contrastive Study of Compliment Responses of Korean, Chinese and English Speakers

• 발행기관: 한국외국어대학교 영미연구소
• 저자명: 서경희(Kyung-Hee Suh)
• 간행물 정보: 『영미연구』제22집, 131~162쪽, 전체 32쪽
• 주제분류: 어문학 > 영어와문학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2010.06.30

영문 초록

In this study, the compliment response behavior of native Korean speakers and Mandarin Chinese speakers, who are basically regarded as having rules of speaking and social norms very different from those of Westerners, is compared with that of native Australian English speakers. The data were collected through the use of written discourse completion tasks(DCT), with four situational settings (appearance, character, ability, and possession). According to the findings, the Chinese and Korean groups demonstrate similar CR behavior, whereas the behavior of both these groups is markedly different from that shown by their Australian counterparts. Australian English participants are found to be more willing to accept credit offered by compliment. On the other hand, Chinese and Korean participants are more likely to evade or reject the credit. Such tendency appears to be accounted for by the norm of modesty. Compared with Brown and Levinson’s notion of face, that of the Australian English speakers can be deemed an individualistic, self-oriented one. In contrast, the notion of face as reflected by the Chinese and Koreans seems to be communally- and interpersonally- oriented (Zhang 1995, Yu 1997, 2003). The difference between the two concepts should be viewed as one of degree rather then of kind.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Data and Methodology

III. Findings and Discussion

IV. Conclusion

키워드

칭찬반응(수용 회피 거절) 담화완결작업 교차문화적 차이 문화적 규범 Compliment Responses(Accept Evade Reject) Discourse Completion Task cross-cultural differences social norms.