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Billmyer, K. (1990). "I really like your lifestyle": ESL learners learning how to compliment. Penn Working Papers in Educational Linguistics, 6(2), 31-48.
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Herbert, R. K. (1990). Sex-based differences in compliment behavior. Language in Society, 19, 201-224.
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Ishihara, N. (2001). Exploring Immediate and Longitudinal Effects of Formal Instruction on Giving and Receiving Compliments. Unpublished master's paper, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN.
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Manes, J. (1983). Compliments: A mirror of cultural values. In N. Wolfson and E. Judd (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Acquisition (pp. 82-95). Rowley, MA: Newbury House.
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Wolfson, N. (1983). An Empirically based analysis of complimenting in American English. In N. Wolfson and E. Judd (Eds.), Sociolinguistics and Language Acquisition (pp. 82-95). Rowley, MA: Newbury House.
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