Abstract
This research analyzed compliments used by addressor (the host and the judges) and compliment responses used by the addressee (the top three) in America's Got Talent 2017. It is used descriptive qualitative research. This present study is aimed (1) to describe the types of compliments used by the judges and the host in America's Got Talent 2017, (2) to describe compliments strategies used by the judges and the host in America's Got Talent 2017, and (3) to describe compliment responses strategies used by the performers in America's Got Talent 2017. Here, the writer focused on the all performances of the top three of America's Got Talent 2017, they are Darci Lynne, Angelica Hale and Light Balance Dance Group included the judges' comments taken from YouTube Video. The result shows the frequent appearing of compliments types is ability compliment. Most of the addressors did ability compliment to express admiration/ approval of the addressees' performance on that moment. The frequent appearing of compliment strategies in the data is explicit compliment. This strategy was chosen because it was the appropriate and common strategy to deliver the intention of compliment given to the addressee's work. And one of compliment response strategies was the most appearing; appreciation token. Appreciation token usually did to approve the compliment given. Actually, it formed in "thank you". The using of "thank you" is appropriate way to response the compliments.
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