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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesसार्थक-भिन्न सामाजिक रूप से
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sarthak-bhinn samajik roop se
"उसने औपचारिकता निभाने के लिए फेटिक रूप से बात की।"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
In a manner relating to language used for general social interaction rather than to convey information or ideas.
"She greeted her neighbor phatically by asking about the weather without waiting for a detailed report." - 2
Characterized by speech acts performed to establish a feeling of social communion or fellowship.
"The host spoke phatically to the arriving guests to put them at ease immediately."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'phatic', coined in the 1920s by anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski from the Greek phatos (spoken), combined with the suffix -ical and the adverbial marker -ly. It evolved within linguistics to describe utterances serving primarily to establish or maintain social rapport rather than convey specific information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phatically" is said worldwide
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phatiquement
Transliteration: fatikman
"Il a engagé la conversation phatiquement pour briser la glace."
phatisch
Transliteration: faːtɪʃ
"Sie begrüßte ihn phatisch, um eine freundliche Atmosphäre zu schaffen."
faticamente
Transliteration: fatikamente
"Ha risposto faticamente alla domanda di cortesia."
fáticamente
Transliteration: fatikamente
"Comenzó la interacción fáticamente para mantener la armonía social."
faticamente
Transliteration: fatikamente
"Eles conversaram faticamente no corredor."
सार्थक-भिन्न सामाजिक रूप से
Transliteration: sarthak-bhinn samajik roop se
"उसने औपचारिकता निभाने के लिए फेटिक रूप से बात की।"
寒暄地
Transliteration: hánxuān de
"他只是寒暄地打了个招呼。"
친교적으로
Transliteration: chinkyojeok-euro
"그는 인사 말을 친교적으로 건넸다."
親交的に
Transliteration: shinkōteki ni
"彼は社交辞令として親交的に話しかけた。"
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