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In:Complimenting Behavior and (Self-)Praise across Social Media: New contexts and new insights
Edited by María Elena Placencia and Zohreh R. Eslami
[Pragmatics & Beyond New Series 313] 2020
► pp. 1–18

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Introduction

 | Birkbeck, University of London
 | Texas A&M University
Published online: 17 December 2020
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https://doi.org/10.1075/pbns.313.int
Article outline
  • 1.Focus, scope of this volume, and its rationale
  • 2.Compliments and (self-)praise
  • 3.Prospects for the future
  • 4.Organization of the volume and contents of the individual chapters
  • Note
  • References
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