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It can be seen from the table that there are four types of topics of compliments employed by the characters in the film entitled “The Holiday”. They
are topic of personal appearance 30 , topic of possession 15, topic of general ability 45, topic of specific act ability 10.
2. The Function of Each Topics of Compliments
The compliment has many different functions. Compliment also happens in the different events in social interaction. In this research, the researcher uses
Wolfson‟s classification of compliment function. Wolfson defines eight functions of compliments, they are: to affirm solidarity and sympathy, to create or maintain
rapport, to express admiration or approval, to encourage, to express positive evaluation, to strengthen or to replace other speech act formulas, to soften
criticism, and to modify sarcasm. Based on the data analysis, the four topics of compliments personal
appearance, possession, general ability, and specific act ability have many functions in accordance with Wolfson‟s classifications of the compliment
function. Each compliment provides its own function. From the eight Wolfson‟s
classifications of the functions of compliment, there are three Wolfson‟s
classifications that cannot be found on the data. They are to soften criticism, and to modify the sarcasm.
Datum 10 functions to affirm solidarity and sympathy. Data 11, 13, 16, 18, 20 function to express spontaneous expression of admiration and approval to the
interlocutors. Data 04, 08, 09, 14, and 19 function to express positive evaluation.
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Data 03, 05, and 06 function to create or maintain rapport. Data 01, 07, 15, and 19 function to encourage the addressees. Data 02 and 12 function to strengthen or to
replace other speech act formulas. The detail information can be seen in the table below.
Table 2. Functions of Compliments
No. Functions of Compliments
Datum Number Percentage
1. To affirm solidarity sympathy
10 5
2. To create or maintain rapport
03, 05, 06 15
3. To express admiration or approval
11, 13, 16, 18, 20 25
4. To encourage the addressees
01, 07, 15, 19 20
5. To express positive evaluation
04, 08, 09, 14, 19 25
6. To strengthen or to replace other
speech act formulas 02, 04
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It can be seen from the table that there are only six functions found in this research. They are to affirm solidarity 5 , to create or maintain
rapport 15 , to express admiration or approval 25 , to encourage the addressees 10 , to express positive evaluation 25, and to
strengthen or to replace other speech act formulas 10. From the eight Wolfson‟s classification of compliment functions, there are two
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classifications that can not be found on the data of this research. They are to soften criticism and to modify sarcasm.
3. The Responses to the Compliments
