Mishnah%20in%20talmud for Berakhot 2:1

הָיָה קוֹרֵא בַתּוֹרָה, וְהִגִּיעַ זְמַן הַמִּקְרָא, אִם כִּוֵּן לִבּוֹ, יָצָא. וְאִם לָאו, לֹא יָצָא. בַּפְּרָקִים שׁוֹאֵל מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד וּמֵשִׁיב, וּבָאֶמְצַע שׁוֹאֵל מִפְּנֵי הַיִּרְאָה וּמֵשִׁיב, דִּבְרֵי רַבִּי מֵאִיר. רַבִּי יְהוּדָה אוֹמֵר, בָּאֶמְצַע שׁוֹאֵל מִפְּנֵי הַיִּרְאָה, וּמֵשִׁיב מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד, בַּפְּרָקִים שׁוֹאֵל מִפְּנֵי הַכָּבוֹד, וּמֵשִׁיב שָׁלוֹם לְכָל אָדָם:

If one were reading [the section of the Shema] in the Torah and the time for the recital [of the Shema] arrived — if he concentrated, [According to the view that mitzvoth require intent, "If he concentrated" is understood as: if he were intent upon fulfilling his obligation; and according to the view that mitzvoth do not require intent it is understood as: if he concentrated upon reciting it with the correct vocalization (as opposed to reciting it for proof-reading purposes, where he does not read the words as they are vocalized, but as they are written in order to discriminate between defective and plene forms, in which instance he does not fulfill his obligation). And we rule that mitzvoth require intent.], he has fulfilled his obligation, and if not, he has not fulfilled his obligation. Between sections ["Between sections" is explained later in our Mishnah.] he extends greeting out of honor [He extends greeting to one whose honor warrants it, such as his father, or his teacher, or one superior to him in wisdom], and he returns greeting. [It goes without saying that he returns greeting to them if they greet him first.] And in the middle [of a section], he extends greeting out of fear [i.e., where he is afraid that the other might otherwise kill him. And it goes without saying that he returns greeting to him. But he may not do so out of honor], and he returns greeting. These are the words of R. Meir. R. Yehudah says: In the middle [of a section] he extends greeting out of fear, and returns greeting out of honor [i.e., in deference to one it is incumbent upon him to honor]. Between sections he returns greeting to all men [who greet him. And the halachah is in accordance with R. Yehudah. And wherever it is forbidden to interrupt the recital, it is forbidden to speak in the holy tongue as in any other language.]

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