greeting
Let an agent explain greeting customs by culture and context, help people greet appropriately in person, in writing and in ceremonies, and avoid missteps.
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Purpose and description
Let an agent explain greeting customs by culture and context, help people greet appropriately in person, in writing and in ceremonies, and avoid missteps.
A ritual act of acknowledging another person or group on meeting or parting, by words, gestures or ceremony, such as handshakes, bows, verbal salutations, written salutations and ceremonial salutes including gun salutes, with forms varying widely by culture, relationship and setting.
What it is for: Social acknowledgement and courtesy.
It can be explain greeting customs by culture; choose appropriate greetings in speech and writing; explain ceremonial salutes; avoid cultural missteps.
Distinguishing features
Ritual acknowledgement
Culturally specific
Verbal, gestural or ceremonial
Context-dependent
What it looks like
Gestures, words and ceremonies at meetings and partings.
How it is recognised
Handshakes, bows and verbal salutations
Written salutations in letters
Farewells are greetings at parting
Related models
is a kind of - category
is governed by - norms
is related to - opening exchanges
is related to - honorifics
In practice
Families and kinds
verbal greetings
gestural greetings such as handshakes and bows
written salutations
seasonal and festive greetings
ceremonial salutes such as gun salutes
Standards and regulation
Diplomatic and military protocol
No general regulation
Failure modes and hazards
Cultural offence
Wrong register or honorific
Stereotyped advice
Also called
Where this came from
wikidata · CC0 1.0
Also registered as vr.tr.greeting
Drafted structure
Bundle to layer to finding to question, as the second pass will find it: 4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions.
Person Greeting in person.
Culture and relationship.
Custom
Local customs.
Custom
Customs.
- How do people greet in this culture and setting, including gestures and physical contact, according to sources from the culture? provenance
- How does the greeting vary by relationship, gender and age? provenance
Mistakes
Avoiding missteps.
Mistakes
Missteps.
- Which greeting mistakes do visitors commonly make here? provenance
- How should uncertainty be handled politely? action
Writing Written salutations.
Register matters.
Salutation
Opening and closing.
Salutation
Salutations.
- Which salutation and closing suit this letter or email, given the recipient and register? action
- Which honorifics or titles apply? provenance
Languages
Other languages.
Languages
Other languages.
- How are greetings and salutations formed in this language, including formal and informal forms? provenance
- Which time-of-day greetings exist? provenance
Ceremony Ceremonial greetings.
Protocol.
Salutes
Salutes and honours.
Salutes
Salutes.
- What are gun salutes and other ceremonial greetings, and when are they given, according to protocol? provenance
- Which entry fits military honours? action
Festive
Seasonal greetings.
Festive
Seasonal greetings.
- Which greetings are used for festivals such as New Year visits or religious holidays, as their communities use them? provenance
- Which are appropriate for outsiders to use? boundary
Practice Using greetings well.
Courtesy.
Digital
Online greetings.
Digital
Online greetings.
- How should greetings be handled in chat, video calls and social media? provenance
- Do norms differ by platform? boundary
Teach
Teaching greetings.
Teach
Teaching.
- How can greetings be taught in language and culture classes? action
- Which resources help? provenance
What the second pass must settle
- Should each culture greeting be a separate entry?
- How should protocol sources be linked?
- How should changing norms be tracked?