phatic communion

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Communication that takes place primarily for social purposes rather than for the exchange of vital information, such as small talk and social pleasantries. uncountable
    — We believe that it is in this spoken world, where people engage in phatic communion and indulge in the give-and-take of interpersonal socialising and the negotiation of personality, identity, friendship and connection [...] that one can best get a view of language vitality.
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