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Complimentary (other)
Complimentary may refer to: *Compliment (other) * Complimentary language and gender *Free of charge See also *Complementary (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compliment (other)
A compliment is an expression of praise, congratulation or encouragement. Compliment or Compliments may refer to: Music * Compliments (album), ''Compliments'' (album), an album by Jerry Garcia * Compliments (Band of Horses song), "Compliments" (Band of Horses song) * Silent Alarm (album), "Compliments" (Bloc Party song) Other uses * Backhanded compliment, an insult disguised as a compliment * Compliment, a formalized respectful action paid to a superior, such as salute, saluting an officer in the armed forces * Compliments slip, a small acknowledgement note, less formal than a letter * Compliment, a typeface by Ludwig & Mayer See also * Complement (other) * Complimentary (other) {{Disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Complimentary Language And Gender
Complimentary language is a speech act that caters to positive face needs. Positive face, according to Brown and Levinson, is "the positive consistent self-image or 'personality' (crucially including the desire that this self-image be appreciated and approved of) claimed by interactions". Many studies examine complimentary language in relation to gender because of the noticeable differences in compliment topic, explicitness, and response depending on gender of the speaker as well as the gender of the addressee. Analysts use these studies to demonstrate their theories about inherent differences between the genders and the societal impact of gender roles. Same-gender compliments Compliment patterns appear to be quite different when the complimenter and complimentee are the same gender from when they are different genders, and differences between males and females still arise even within same-gender interactions. In data from New Zealand,Holmes, Janet. 1996. The role of complimen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Free Of Charge
The English language, English adjective ''free'' is commonly used in one of two meanings: "at no monetary cost" (''gratis'') and "with little or no restriction" (''libre''). This ambiguity of ''free'' can cause issues where the distinction is important, as it often is in dealing with laws concerning the use of information, such as copyright and patents. The terms ''gratis'' and ''libre'' may be used to categorise intellectual property, particularly computer programs, according to the licenses and legal restrictions that cover them, in the free software community, free software and open source communities, as well as the broader free culture movement. For example, they are used to distinguish freeware (software ''gratis'') from free software (software ''libre''). Richard Stallman summarised the difference in a slogan: "Think free as in Freedom of speech, free speech, not free beer." ''Gratis'' ''Gratis'' in English is adopted from the various Romance languages, Romance and G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
