The book presents a sociolinguistic profile of politeness, tact and etiquette in communication in general and the greeting machinery of English and Hindi in particular. With a theoretical background of politeness strategies, co-operative principle and speech act theory, the in-depth description and contrastive analysis of the structure, functions and various socio-cultural implications of an important speech act of greeting makes a positive contribution to the fields of sociolinguistics, pragmatics and pedagogical linguistics.
The book can be of great help not only to the students and teachers of sociolinguistics and pragmatics but also to those of sociology, anthropology and psychology. The book may also be expected to be of some use to inter-cultural practitioners. The practical value of this work can be in its application in education and training in the areas of second / foreign language teaching, cultural sensitivization in the work place, pre-overseas placement programmes, teacher training in multi-cultural societies and social work. |
