... THE USE OF RESPONDING TO ENGLISH GREETINGS NGHIÊN CỨU GIAO VĂN H A ANH –VIỆT TRONG VIỆC SỬ DỤNG LỜI ĐÁP LẠI CÁC LỜI CHÀO C A TIẾNG ANH M .A Mino Programme Thesis Major: English Linguistics Code: ... communication and functions as a start of a conversation or indentify the appearance of speakers or to express the respect to the listener In addition, greetings help to establish, maintain a relationship ... using language in social interaction, and the effects the use of language has on other participants in the act of communication In other words, pragmatics is the study of communicative action in...