English for Thanking. Thanking is used when someone does something for us and it is very useful. As we know, there are many different situations for an expression of thanks. As in the case of invitations, it sometimes appropriate to send formal, written thank you letters and cards. But we will be concerned only with spoken language. The following list contains the most common situations that require thanks. You may able to think of other ones as well. In general people thank someone for gift, for a favor, for an offer help, for a compliment and a wish of success, when asked about their health, an invitation, when leaving a party or social gathering, etc.(Xxxxxx, 1985:37). The opening of the language functions, for example for thanking are:
(1) Thank you (Swan, 1996:439).
(2) Thank you very much (Swan,1996:439)
(3) Thanks (informal) (Swan, 1996:439)
(4) Thanks a lot (Swan, 1996:439) The English function for thanking can be shown in examples below:
(1) Thanks, I will give you a ring ( Xxxxx, 1986:04)
(2) Well, right thank you, thank you(Xxxxx, 1986:10) For thanking someone, we can use some expressions, which can be seen in the examples above. In first example, the speaker uses Impolite English because the speaker‟s question is not grammatically correct. The question should be “Thank you very much, I will give you a ring”. In the second example, shown the speaker used English function for thanking someone by using polite English which is grammatically correct.
English for Thanking. Thanking is the expression used to thank to somebody and this expression usually use to show our appreciation to the other people. The thanking expression is frequently expressed at the end of conversation. The art shop attendants usually used this expression after they finished the transaction with the tourist. Art shop attendant :Thank you very much. Becarefull, the big step. Tourist : Oh thanks. Art shop attendant : Many people fell down before. Tourist : Thank you so much. The underlined words above belong to thanking function. “Thank you very much” is a formal expression. The purpose of this expression is to give a respect to the tourist after buying goods in her shop. And the art shop attendant was showing an attention to the tourist by saying “Becarefull, the big step, many people fell down before”. The art shop attendant was mention to watch out the step. It means that art shop attendant didn‟t want an accident happen to the tourist. The art shop attendant used this expression politely while he was smiling. Art shop attendant : This ya, two shirts and one dress ya. Good price, good for you good for me. Cheap price. Thank you darling. Tourist :Thank you. From the conversation above, the art shop attendant used an English function showing thanking. The art shop attendant used thanking function after the tourist paid the shirts and dress. The art shop attendant expressed this function in a polite way. The art shop attendant said “Thank you”. These words expressed a formal expression and the art shop attendant added “darling” word to make the conversation friendlier. Her expression was done in a friendly manner and with smiling face. The common English which we use for thanking to other people is “Thank you” .This thanking expression is a simple way to say thank to the tourist.
