In Japanese compliments, the recipient almost always uses an expression of disclaimer, tondemo arimasen (no, that is not true) or its equivalent in a polite
She said it would be rude to accept compliments given by a not very close person, just saying “thank you” She said it would not be modest The reason she said
specifically, are Americans more likely to accept compliments than Japanese? Are Japanese more likely to reject or avoid accepting compliments?
- 120 - Page 19 A Study of Compliments explicitly accepting the compliment Examples are: 29 A: Ii ja nai ("Nice", looking at B's dress) B
compliment, Japanese speakers downplay the compliment or accept it in much the same way as American Such studies across languages are especially important
The hyperbole in English and humility in Japanese compliments seem completely For speakers of American English it is difficult to accept the idea that it is
behavioural features, e g in the domain of giving and receiving compliments, reject praise in the form of a compliment, whereas the Japanese accept
the speech act of complimenting among young Japanese Sociolinguistic studies on as significant to the probability of compliments being accepted (excluding
receiving praise and expressing gratitude, eg （よくできました。 noticing responses to compliments in the Japanese language, eg じょうずですね。 いいえ
Gracefully accepting compliments; In-group vs out-group distinction, avoidance of A study of compliments from a cross-cultural perspective: Japanese vs
The act sequence or ordering of speech acts, including turn taking; The rules for interaction or Message form: Verbal, spoken Japanese, silence; Nonverbal, kinesics, eye gaze; Message Accepting the compliment Yes (39 3 ) Yes (1 0 )
Fourthly, I would like to thank the informants who graciously accepted to be a part of this study Thank you for your Hood (ibid: 84) compliments JET by stating,
I left Okinawa on a ship with about a thousand prisoners, half Japanese soldiers or Okinawan Although he was nominated for a Rhodes Scholarship, the war years prevented him from accepting the honor We appreciate the compliments