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MODUL BAHASA INGGRIS
Ganjil
LAMPIRAN
1. Greetings and Partings
Before we go to the material, let's get to know the conversation about greetings and
parting!
Greeting
a. Definition of Greetings
Greetings are the expression that is almost always used by the people when they
meet someone, either known or unknown people. The greeting is usually used at the
beginning of a conversation. Before starting the main topic, people generally use
greeting. However, it is not impossible if greeting might be appeared in the middle or
after another issue, but it is usually done in a formal situation (Duranti: 1997).
As Duranti (1997) stated that greeting in every culture is different, so it will affect
the form of greeting or the way to greet. The forms of greetings can be varied, such as
formal greetings and informal greetings. It was used depending on the context. The
people can handle different forms of greetings based on their speech partners. It is not
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