Uzbekistan state world languages university d. U. Ashurova m. R. Galieva

4.6. National-cultural specifics of speech etiquette

Etiquette is a set of customs and rules for polite behavior. Speech etiquette consists of polite speech formulas and set expressions accepted in the society and used on different social occasions: greetings, farewells, congratulations, condolences, apologies, compliments, invitations, thanks, etc.

Speech formulas of etiquette are much dependent on the situaltions and role relations of the communicants. For, example, greetings can be formal, informal and neutral, direct and indirect:

How do you do? (formal);

Hi! (informal);

Good morning (neutral);

Hello, good morning (direct);

Mr. Wilson? Henry? (indirect).

Greeting in English linguoculture are accompanied by some elements of phatic communication: Lovely day, isn’t it?, Glad to see you! Nice party!

There are some rules of greeting: the man greets woman, the junior greets a senior, the subordinate greets his boss.

Farewells are usually followed by some wishes: Good-bye (Bye-bye); Have a nice day!; Good luck!; See you!; See you soon!; My love to…; Regards to…; Say hello to …; Take care!; etc.

Compliments are expressions of positive evaluation. They are used to express admiration or approval of someone’s work, appearance, taste. All in all, compliments can be classified into 3 categories:

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