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often serve as subtle well-being checks. This reflects a shared human tendency: when we start talking, we start by making sure the other person is okay. Language encodes care.

#Linguistics #Pragmatics #etymology #greetings

Also in Chinese "你好/ni hao“ which literally means "you okay/good". Therefore, the above cross-linguistic examples center on peace, health, care and well-being which suggest a universal communicative pattern. To sum up, greetings aren’t just ways to begin a conversation. They

probably, "good to see you're safely here". Similarly, "Asalam o Alaikum" in Arabic means "peace be upon you" or which could mean "hope you're okay".

well-being, directly or implicitly. These greetings function as speech of acts of care. They acknowledge the social and emotional presence of the other person.
For example, in Pashto, we say "Pakher" or "Pakher Raghle" which could mean "are you at peace?", "are you okay?" Or

greetings. In Pragmatics, greetings are part of phatic communication: language used to establish or maintain social contact rather than convey information. It's interesting to know how many languages use greetings not just to say “hi,” but to check in on the other person’s

as an acclamation (“Hail, Caesar!”). Interestingly, this word is related to others that originally meant “health,” such as hale, health, and whole."

It makes me think that all the languages focus on peace, health, and safety first when it comes to starting a conversation or

Hello, welcome!

It's more likely in spoken English. Maybe, such as, where does he live? Again? (Can you come again?
But when you write "where does he live again?" I think it does modify the verb "live".

That's right.

I agree.

Looks interesting. Can I get it in PDF?

Alright.

I know. Power in general and linguistic power in particular speak louder than anything else in the world, sadly and unfortunately.

But it's a huge field now. I think there should be a separate department for it. I don't think it should be part of one language department i.e., English.

Alright.