Изразяване на учтивост/неучтивост при поздрав чрез паралингвистични средства

Abstract

Verbal means used to express politeness/impoliteness are sometimes accompanied by non-verbal means of communication, which in certain cases and speech situations partially replace the verbal expression, or even drastically change the meaning of what was said. This study deals with the greetings which are commonly used in the beginning and at the end of verbal communication. Our attention is focused on the typical kinemes used in parallel to the speech act of greeting, such as gestures, facial expressions, postures, etc. The aim is to establish what etiquette kinetic signs (body language) were (was) used to express politeness/impoliteness while giving a verbal greeting in the beginning and at the end of everyday speech communication. For that purpose, we used a small portion of a survey conducted via web-based electronic form among 245 participants aged 18 to over 60. The results of the survey are presented in charts demonstrating the percentage of responses. The analysis summarizes the preferable kinemes used by the participants while verbally expressing politeness and impoliteness in greetings.