80 N T T Linh / VNU Journal of Foreign Studies, Vol 36, No 4 (2020) 80 98 INVESTIGATING COMPLIMENT RESPONSE STRATEGIES IN AMERICAN ENGLISH AND VIETNAMESE UNDER THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL STATUS Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh* VNU University of Languages and International Studies, Pham Van Dong, Cau Giay, Hanoi, Vietnam Received 10 March 2020 Revised 8 June 2020; Accepted 25 July 2020 Abstract The present study seeks to investigate the effect of the social status on the use of compliment response (CR) strategies[.]