SAUDI MODE OF GREETING RITUALS - THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING ENGLISH

This paper presents those aspects of sociolinguistics which emphasize dynamic face-to-face language interaction regarding Saudi mode of gree ting rituals. It shows a series of phraseology employed by the greeter and the greetee in situations of communicatively potential etiquette of politeness formulas and the dimensions of gestures being considered . A general overall awareness of the assigned rigid variables such as the spatio-temporal setting, participants lead to positive attitude to successful communication. Violations of these social greeting rituals lead to undesired consequences or to a provocation of violence result ed in misunderstanding or misinterepretation of the verbal and nonverb al behavior in the Saudi settings.