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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfático
Pronunciation / Transliteration: fatiku
"A função fática da linguagem foca no canal de comunicação."
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Denoting language used exclusively for social functions, such as to establish a mood or maintain social contact, rather than to impart information or ideas.
"Exchanges like 'Nice weather today!' serve a primarily phatic function rather than a strictly informational one."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined in the 1920s by the anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski from the Greek phatos (spoken), derived from phanai (to speak). It was originally introduced in the phrase 'phatic communion' to describe language used for establishing an atmosphere or social relationship rather than for exchanging information.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Phatic" is said worldwide
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phatique
Transliteration: fatik
"Les salutations sont un exemple de communication phatique."
phatisch
Transliteration: faːtɪʃ
"Phatische Sprachverwendung dient dem sozialen Kontakt."
fatico
Transliteration: fatiko
"La funzione fatica del linguaggio stabilisce una connessione."
fático
Transliteration: fatiko
"El contacto social a menudo se mantiene mediante expresiones de carácter fático."
fático
Transliteration: fatiku
"A função fática da linguagem foca no canal de comunicação."
फाटिक
Transliteration: phatik
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"औपचारिक अभिवादन अक्सर फाटिक प्रकृति के होते हैं।"
寒暄的
Transliteration: hánxuān de
Script: 中文汉字
"天气寒暄属于语言的寒暄功能。"
sahoetongsinjeok
Transliteration: sahoetongsinjeok
Script: 한국어 한글
"인사말은 사교적 기능의 언어적 표현이다."
親交的
Transliteration: shinkōteki
Script: 日本語
"挨拶の言葉は言語の親交的機能を果たします。"
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