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研究生： 何旻臻
Ho, Min-Chen
論文名稱： 稱讚情境與語言形式對台灣英語學習者真誠度感知之影響
A Study on the Effects of Compliment Settings and Linguistic Forms on Sincerity Perception by EFL Taiwanese Learners
指導教授： 鍾曉芳
Chung, Siaw-Fong
口試委員: 謝承諭
Hsieh, Chen-Yu
張晨恩
Chang, Chen-An
學位類別： 碩士
Master
系所名稱： 外國語文學院 - 英國語文學系
Department of English
論文出版年： 2026
畢業學年度： 114
語文別： 英文
論文頁數： 89
中文關鍵詞： 稱讚真誠性 、溝通情境 、稱讚策略 、社會距離 、情境式問卷
外文關鍵詞： compliment sincerity, communicative setting, compliment strategy, social distance, scenario-based questionnaire
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    • 本研究採用量化研究設計，檢視五項變項——溝通情境、社會權力、社會距離、稱讚主題以及稱讚策略——對真誠性判斷的影響，並透過情境式問卷模擬人際互動中的稱讚事件。研究共招募156位臺灣參與者填寫線上問卷。參與者根據各情境中的稱讚內容，以五點量表評估其真誠程度，並以統計分析檢驗各變項及其交互作用對真誠性判斷的影響。
    研究結果顯示，稱讚主題、稱讚策略與社會距離皆對真誠性判斷具有顯著影響。能力、技能與表現相關的稱讚較容易被視為真誠；直接稱讚的真誠性評價亦高於間接稱讚；親近關係中的稱讚也較容易被視為真誠。相較之下，情境與社會權力未產生顯著主效果。然而，情境與社會權力，以及社會權力與稱讚主題之間皆呈現顯著交互作用。
    本研究顯示，稱讚真誠性的判斷與語用推論、人際熟悉度以及情境適切性密切相關，而非僅取決於語言形式本身。

    This study adopted a quantitative research design to inspect how five variables—communicative setting, social power, social distance, compliment topic, and compliment strategy influence sincerity judgments of compliments. Scenario-based questionnaires were used to simulate compliment events in interpersonal interaction. A total of 156 Taiwanese participants completed the online questionnaire. Participants evaluated the sincerity of compliments in each scenario using a five-point Likert scale. Statistical analyses were conducted to investigate the effects of the variables and their interaction effects on sincerity judgments. The results showed that compliment topic, compliment strategy, and social distance influenced sincerity evaluations. Compliments related to ability, skill, and performance were more likely to be perceived as sincere than those related to appearance or personality. Direct compliments also received higher sincerity ratings than indirect compliments. In addition, compliments with socially close relationships were more likely to be interpreted as sincere. In contrast, communicative setting and social power did not have significant main effects. However, interaction effects were found between communicative setting and social power, as well as between social power and compliment topic. The findings suggest that judgments of compliment sincerity are closely related to pragmatic inference, interpersonal familiarity, and contextual appropriateness rather than linguistic form alone.

    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1
    1.1 Background and Motivation of the Study 1
    1.2 Purpose of the Study 3
    1.3 Research Questions 4
    CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW 6
    2.1 The Definition of Compliment 6
    2.2 Setting 7
    2.3 Social Power 9
    2.4 Social Distance 10
    2.5 Compliment Topics 11
    2.6 Compliment Strategy 13
    2.7 Compliment Formulas 15
    2.8 Perception of Compliments 16
    2.9 Perceived Sincerity 18
    CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY 23
    3.1 Materials and Scenario Design 23
    3.1.1 Setting 23
    3.1.2 Social Power 24
    3.1.3 Social Distance 25
    3.1.4 Compliment Topic 26
    3.1.5 Compliment Strategy 26
    3.1.6 Control of Variables 29
    3.2 Participants 29
    3.3 Questionnaire Design 30
    3.3.1 Pilot Study 32
    3.4 Procedure 32
    3.5 Data Analysis 36
    CHAPTER 4 RESULTS 38
    4.1 Descriptive Statistics 38
    4.2 Main Effects of Variables 42
    4.2.1 Effect of Compliment Topic 44
    4.2.2 Effect of Compliment Strategy 45
    4.2.3 Effect of Social Distance 46
    4.2.4 Non-significant Main Effects 47
    4.3 Interaction Effects 48
    4.3.1 Interaction Between Setting and Social Power 49
    4.3.2 Interaction Between Social Power and Compliment Topic 51
    4.4 Additional Analysis Based on Language Proficiency 54
    CHAPTER 5 DISCUSSION 57
    5.1 Contextual and Linguistic Variables Influencing Perceived Sincerity 57
    5.1.1 Compliment Topic and Perceived Sincerity 58
    5.1.2 Compliment Strategy and Perceived Sincerity 60
    5.1.3 Social Distance and Perceived Sincerity 61
    5.1.4 Non-significant Effects of Setting and Social Power 63
    5.2 Variables with the Strongest Influence on Sincerity Judgments 64
    5.3 Interaction Effects Among Contextual and Linguistic Variables 64
    5.3.1 Interaction Between Setting and Social Power 64
    5.3.2 Interaction Between Social Power and Compliment Topic 65
    5.4 Overall Interpretation of the Findings 66
    5.5 Comparison with Previous Compliment Studies 67
    CHAPTER 6 CONCLUSION 69
    6.1 Summary of the Study 69
    6.2 Pedagogical Implications 71
    6.3 Limitations and Suggestions for Future Research 74
    REFERENCES 76
    Appendices 79
    Appendix A. Scenario Design 79
    Appendix B. Questionnaire 81
    Appendix C. Vocabulary Reference Framework 89

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