phatic in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for phatic in the English»French Dictionary

phatic [Brit ˈfatɪk, Am ˈfædɪk] ADJ

phatic

phatique

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English

In linguistic terms, these are a form of phatic expression.

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Indeed, rice is so enmeshed in the culture that phatic conversation revolves around it.

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The specifics are fuzzy, but the phatic "bro" definitely got its start among outsiderish slacker sport cultures (skateboarding or surfing).

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These can be both verbal and non-verbal in nature, and are frequently phatic expressions, primarily serving a social or meta-conversational purpose, rather than involving substantial two-way communication.

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It's a bridge to voice-controlled and voice-output user interface and to low-level phatic-type systems.

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Sports commentary -- a phatic waste of air.

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In this example, the elements of phatic talk at the beginning and end of the conversation have merged.

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