Good morning, China! – on good morning in Chinese and some other forms of address Cover Image

Good morning, China! – czyli o dzień dobry po chińsku oraz o niektórych formach adresatywnych
Good morning, China! – on good morning in Chinese and some other forms of address

Author(s): Zhao Gang, Jagna Malejka
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: greetings formulae; forms of address; language politeness

Summary/Abstract: The article is dedicated to some greeting formulae and some forms of address in contemporary Chinese (more precisely Mandarin) language. It discusses general rules of grammatical and lexical system as well as pragmatics and language politeness both in official and unofficial speech. The text is partly of a comparative character (it presents how different expressions function within Polish and Chinese communication). It also underlines the glottodidactic aspect, which, in this case, refers to teaching not only a foreign language but also a foreign culture.

  • Issue Year: 6/2010
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 59-66
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Polish