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Greetings as a Form of Linguistic Ritual in Communication

Author(s): Irena Burczyk
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Akademia Techniczno-Humanistyczna w Bielsku-Białej
Keywords: language ritual of greeting; vocal communication; body language in greeting; verbal and non-verbal elements of greeting

Summary/Abstract: The article discusses selected verbal and non-verbal aspects of greeting as a ritual and its communication message. In her reflections, the authoress takes into account elements of kinesics, proxemics and paralinguistics in greeting as convention. Among other aspects, the article also examines vocal communication of greeting.

  • Issue Year: 1/2018
  • Issue No: 30
  • Page Range: 375-380
  • Page Count: 6
  • Language: Polish