Communication and Cognation; Analyzing the Semantic and Pragmatic Meaning of Salaam in Interpersonal Communications among Afghans

International Journal of Communication and Media Science

© 2019 by SSRG - IJCMS Journal

Volume 6 Issue 3

Year of Publication : 2019

Authors : Abdul Wahab Rahimi

10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V6I3P106

How to Cite?

Abdul Wahab Rahimi, "Communication and Cognation; Analyzing the Semantic and Pragmatic Meaning of Salaam in Interpersonal Communications among Afghans," SSRG International Journal of Communication and Media Science, vol. 6,  no. 3, pp. 34-39, 2019. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.14445/2349641X/IJCMS-V6I3P106

Abstract:

The everyday greeting and interpersonal Communication in Afghanistan start with the word of Salaam, which means; peace and safety be upon you.
The word of Salaam is derived from the word of Islam, which has been quoted more than 40 times in the Holy Quran. The comprehensive meaning of Salaam in the whole Quran, to explore the message of peace, safety, and humanity. The study was guided by two questions; what is the semantic meaning of Salaam in the Afghan community? What is the Pragmatic meaning of Salaam in the Afghan cultural community? This study employed
The Relevance theory and the inferential model of communication. Based on this model, the study analyzes interviews with 40 Afghan students either face to face phone call conversations in the Communication University of China in Beijing, from 1 June to 31 June 2019. Findings of this study show that the semantic meanings of Salaam were to make an agreement for the rest of the conversation and making a peaceful and safe environment. Moreover, goodbye, friendly massage to others, leaving the conversation, lovely massage, and sending secret massage were the pragmatic meanings
of Salaam in the Afghan cultural community. The result of the study further shows that the implicature mean of Salaam is in the context of the word.

Keywords:

Afghan community, Salaam, semantic, pragmatic, interpersonal communication.

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