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The Social Construct of Compliments: Strategies of Meranaw College Students |
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| Creator | Jannah Reeham M. Macaumbos |
| Title | The Social Construct of Compliments: Strategies of Meranaw College Students |
| Contributor | Norhasnie S. Curo, Annie Mae C. Berowa |
| Publisher | Phetchaburi Rajabhat University |
| Publication Year | 2568 |
| Journal Title | Interdisciplinary Research Review (IRR) |
| Journal Vol. | 20 |
| Journal No. | 3 |
| Page no. | 1-10 |
| Keyword | Meranaw, Speech Act, Compliment, Compliment Response, Language, Gender |
| URL Website | https://ph02.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/jtir |
| Website title | Interdisciplinary Research Review (IRR) |
| ISSN | 2697-536X |
| Abstract | Research reveals that there is a limited number of available local sources that deal with language use, particularly in the compliment behavior, of indigenous speakers in the Philippines. In addition, studies often generalize the language dichotomy across genders, overlooking the sociocultural variables that directly influence the linguistic behavior of speakers in a certain speech community. Thus, this paper aimed at critically investigating the compliment and compliment response strategies employed by selected Meranaw College students in the Philippines, and at examining the differences in their compliment behavior across genders. The investigation was participated by 70 Meranaw university students and the data were obtained using written Discourse Completion Task (DCT) questionnaires containing a total of 10 hypothetical scenarios. The results showed that both groups of participants strongly preferred using explicit and explanation strategies in giving compliments. Interestingly, four additional semantic formulas evident in the compliments of the participants were discovered: cultural and cultural references, using humor, conversation openers, and address terms. In returning a compliment, the results showed that male participants likely used agreeing utterances and offering utterances while the female participants tended to use appreciation tokens, shift credit, informative comments, return compliments, and downgrading utterances. Additionally, it highlights the discovery of two additional strategies in providing compliment response across genders: rhetorical questions and offering utterances. The results imply that Meranaws employ various strategies not only to strengthen the social ties among the interlocutors but also to uphold their cultural values and protect their maratabat or honor. Moreover, this work argues that the existence of language dichotomy across genders is largely affected by numerous sociocultural and religious factors present in one speech community. In the end, this investigation asserts the importance of understanding the socio-pragmatic variables present in intercultural communication to prevent the occurrence of miscommunication especially among speakers from diverse backgrounds. |
