우리말 인사화행의 연구

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the concept, specific character, and sub-categories at the speech act of greeting in Korean language. Specially, the speech act of greeting have various types in Korean language, not only conventional but also non-conventional form. To study the concept of the speech act of greeting, it was examined about object, situation, purpose, and contents. Also to study the specific character, it was examined about general and individual character. To study the sub-categories, it was examined pre- suppositional situation, length of meeting time, level of meeting time, movement of meeting. The sub-categories include: greeting of congraturation, greeting of appreciation, greeting of praying, greeting of consolation, greeting of meeting, greeting of returning(visiting), greeting of welcomeness, greeting of saying hello, greeting of farewell, greeting of leaving(going back), greeting of seeing off, greeting of crossing path.