%0 Journal Article
%T The Functions and Use of Greetings
%A Wei LI
%J Canadian Social Science
%D 2010
%I Canadian Academy of Oriental and Occidental Culture
%X In this paper, the studies of the most important functions of greetings in different social contents will be reviewed. First, greetings as illocutionary speech acts according to Austin¡¯s Speech Act Theory will be discussed. Then an analysis of greetings as linguistic routines of politeness will be reviewed. After that, the use of greetings in actual social interaction will be examined. Finally, social factors that affect the choice of greetings in terms of Laver¡¯s framework will be presented. Key words: greeting; function; use R¨¦sum¨¦: Dans cet article, les ¨¦tudes des fonctions les plus importantes des salutations en diff¨¦rentes mati¨¨res sociales seront examin¨¦es. Tout d'abord, les salutations et des actes illocutoires de discours selon la th¨¦orie des actes de discours d'Austin seront discut¨¦es. Ensuite, une analyse des salutations en tant que des routines linguistiques de politesse sera examin¨¦e. Apr¨¨s cela, l'utilisation de salutations dans l'interaction sociale r¨¦elle sera examin¨¦e. Enfin, les facteurs sociaux qui influent sur le choix de salutation en termes de cadre Laver sera pr¨¦sent¨¦. Mots-cl¨¦: salutations; function; utilisation
%K salutations
%K function
%K utilisation
%K greeting
%K function
%K use
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