COMPLIMENTS AND EVALUATIVE SPEECH ACTS: PRAGMATIC ANALYSIS

Abstract

This article analyzes the pragmatic features of compliments and evaluative speech acts. In the process of speech, people achieve their communicative goals by strengthening relationships, expressing opinions in a way appropriate to the social situation, and giving positive or negative assessments. Compliments are manifested as a means of expressing a positive attitude to the interlocutor, creating a warm atmosphere, and strengthening friendly relations. Evaluative speech acts express a person's subjective opinion about a certain event, object, or person. This analysis highlights the pragmatic functions of these speech acts, their context-dependent nature, cross-cultural differences, and their significance in a social situation. The article reveals their linguopragmatic and communicative functions through examples.