Forms of Greeting and Farewell as Relationemes: Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives Cover Image

Fórmulas de saludo y de despedida como relacionemas Apuntes desde la diacronía y la sincronía de la lengua
Forms of Greeting and Farewell as Relationemes: Diachronic and Synchronic Perspectives

Author(s): Marek Baran
Subject(s): Theoretical Linguistics, Applied Linguistics
Published by: KSIĘGARNIA AKADEMICKA Sp. z o.o.
Keywords: forms of greeting and farewell; interactional linguistics; politeness; honorifics

Summary/Abstract: The main issues deal with in the present paper are greeting and farewell formulas analysed in terms of relationemes, that is specific exponents of interpersonal relationships. Taking the point of view of interactional linguistics, we try to show that the repertoire of this kind of forms is much wider than it is normally assumed and their relational character makes them a class very close to honorifics.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 16
  • Page Range: 7-20
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Spanish