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CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 
 
Based on the research findings and discussion of findings about 
compliment topics, there are some compliment topics uttered by characters: 
possession, ability, physical appearance, personality, and quality. Based on 
the findings and discussion of the findings, the most compliment topic used 
by male to male is possession (37.5%), ability (31.25%), physical appearance 
(0%), personality (25%), and quality (6.25%). For male to female, the most 
compliment topic is physical appearance (37.5%), possession (18.75%), 
ability (31.25%), personality (0%), and quality (12.5%). In contrast, the most 
compliment topic used by female to female is ability and physical appearance 
(44.44%), possession (11.11%), personality (0%), and quality (0%). The most 
compliment topic used by female to male is the physical appearance 
(42.86%), possession (21.43%), ability (14.29%), personality (7.14%), and 
quality (14.29%).So, the gender differences of the addresser and addressee 
have an effect on delivering of compliment topics in expressing compliment 
utterance. 
 
According to the result of the research, there are some suggestions for the 
readers and another researcher who are doing the similar research. This 
research can be inference to other researchers. This research found some 
impolite utterances in data. Another researcher can do an analysis about the 
impolite of compliment utterance in these romantic movies or other movies. 
These romantic movies also can be a good example of compliment analysis.
 
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2013. 
Pride 
and 
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