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| Cultural level rules | Rules, that are applied to the communication within specific groups in one culture, rules that are tied to group membership. |
| Sociological level rules | Rules, that govern interaction with people we know quite well. Here partners of communication make up the rules themselves. |
| Psychological level rules | Rules that we apply to all the members of a particular culture while interacting with people we do not know well. Topics for discussion are most general: weather, sports, or current events. |
Task 3. Dwell on the rules that coordinate interaction between the participants in the following situations.
1. The rector said: – Your name is Dedalus, isn’t it?
– Yes, sir.
– And where did you break your glasses?
– On the cinder path, sir.
– O well then, said the rector, Father Dolan didn’t understand. You can say that I excuse you from your lessons for a few days.
– Yes, sir.
The rector held his hand across the side of the desk where the skull was and Stephen, placing his hand for a moment, felt a cool moist palm.
– Good day now, said the rector, withdrawing his hand and bowing.
– Good day, sir, said Stephen.
2. …He had recognized Heron by his voice.
– Here comes the noble Dedalus! Cried a high throaty voice. Welcome to our trusty friend!
This welcome ended in a soft peal of mirthless laughter as Heron salaamed and then began to poke the ground with his cane.
– Here I am, said Stephen, halting and glancing from Heron to his friend.
3. I opened El Pais. A man squeezed into the seat beside me. I folded the paper so as to give him more room.
“ Gracias,” he said.
“ De nada. ” It came quite naturally.
“You are English?” Obviously my accent wasn’t as good as I thought.
“No,” I said. “Irish.”
“ Irlandesa!” He smiled at me and switched to English. “I worked in Dublin for six months.”
“Really?” I said politely.
“Yes. In a restaurant in Temple Bar. It was called La Cocina.”
I nodded. “I know it.”
“I never saw you there.”
“You wouldn’t remember.”
“Of course I would,” he said gallantly. “Nobody could forget such a beautiful face.”
I smiled. I knew it was a chat-up line but he did it so well.
