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Meaning of "phatic" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PHATIC

From Greek phat( os) spoken + -ic.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PHATIC

phatic  [ˈfætɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHATIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Phatic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES PHATIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Phatic expression

In linguistics, a phatic expression /ˈfætɨk/ is one whose only function is to perform a social task, as opposed to conveying information.

Definition of phatic in the English dictionary

The definition of phatic in the dictionary is used to establish social contact and to express sociability rather than specific meaning.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHATIC


aliphatic
ˌælɪˈfætɪk
apophatic
ˌæpəˈfætɪk
aquatic
əˈkwætɪk
automatic
ˌɔːtəˈmætɪk
democratic
ˌdɛməˈkrætɪk
dramatic
drəˈmætɪk
emphatic
ɪmˈfætɪk
endolymphatic
ˌendəʊlɪmˈfætɪk
Hanseatic
ˌhænsɪˈætɪk
hydrostatic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈstætɪk
lymphatic
lɪmˈfætɪk
nonemphatic
ˌnɒnɪmˈfætɪk
overemphatic
ˌəʊvərɪmˈfætɪk
phosphatic
fɒsˈfætɪk
simatic
saɪˈmætɪk
static
ˈstætɪk
sulfatic
sʌlˈfætɪk
sulphatic
sʌlˈfætɪk
systematic
ˌsɪstɪˈmætɪk
unemphatic
ˌʌnɪmˈfætɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHATIC

phase out
phase rule
phase shift keying
phase speed
phase velocity
phase-contrast microscope
phase-out
phase-switching
phaseal
phased
phased array
phasedown
phaseless
phaseolin
phasic
phasing
phasmid
phasor
phat
phatically

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHATIC

acrobatic
aromatic
charismatic
Christian Democratic
cinematic
climatic
diplomatic
electrostatic
enzymatic
fanatic
hepatic
lunatic
pancreatic
pneumatic
pragmatic
problematic
quadratic
schematic
thematic
traumatic

Synonyms and antonyms of phatic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «phatic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHATIC

Find out the translation of phatic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of phatic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «phatic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

寒暄
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fática
570 millions of speakers

English

phatic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phatic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

phatic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

фатическая
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fática
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phatic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phatique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phatic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phatisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

phatic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phatic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phatic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phatic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phatic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Phatic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

phatic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

phatic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

fatyczna
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

фатіческое
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fatică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φατική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

fatiese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phatic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phatic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phatic

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHATIC»

The term «phatic» is regularly used and occupies the 100.312 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHATIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «phatic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «phatic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about phatic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHATIC»

Discover the use of phatic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phatic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Culture and Language Use
To briefly summarize again, based on Malinowski's definition and influenced by Jakobson's concept of the 'phatic function' of verbal communication, the terms ' phatic communion' (and 'phatic communication') are generally used to refer to ...
Gunter Senft, Jan-Ola Östman, Jef Verschueren, 2009
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Korean Language in Culture And Society
There is still another type of utterance called a phatic expression. Phatic expressions are used, not for their propositional content, but rather for their affective value as indicators that one person is willing to talk to another and that a channel of ...
Ho-min Sohn, 2006
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Awareness Systems: Advances in Theory, Methodology and Design
Participating in this form of phatic communication may not alter the relationship; however, not participating in it may tend to weaken it. Jakobson suggests the phatic function is a primordial property of communication. The endeavour to start and ...
Panos Markopoulos, Wendy Mackay, 2009
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Counselling Skills for Health Professionals
It's a phatic statement. You may not really give a damn. It's sort of ritualistic. And it's saying, 7 acknowledge your presence'. A lot of that sort of speech you're talking about is phatic speech. It means, 'Let's get together. We all trust each other.
Philip Burnard, 2005
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Discourses in Interaction
The present work intends to apply a bottom-up analysis of verbal interaction in the sense that it is focused on a sub-category of little words, whose specific formal, prosodic and functional characteristics generally ap- plied to the phatic function ...
Sanna-Kaisa Tanskanen, Marja-Liisa Helasvuo, Marjut Johansson, 2010
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Structure and Agency in Everyday Life: An Introduction to ...
We have seen that the defining features of phatic communion have been conceptualized as (a) its nonreferential character and (b) its emphasis on social ties. What other, subsidiary characteristics have been noted? This section offers answers ...
Gil Richard Musolf, 2003
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Variational Pragmatics: A Focus on Regional Varieties in ...
The technical term which is included instead is "phatic," usually listed as "phatic communion" or "phatic function." "Phatic" is derived from phatos, the Greek word for 'spoken'. The concept "phatic communion" was first introduced by Malinowski  ...
Klaus Peter Schneider, Anne Barron, 2008
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Meaning and Force: The Pragmatics of Performative Utterances
difference between phatic and rhetic meaning has been nicely captured by Ferguson:' Every pheme has a certain horizon of 'rhetic act-potential'. This horizon ... is constituted by the different possible referents to which the referring expression ...
François Récanati, 1987
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The Theory and Analysis of Drama
Phatic function Unlike its appellative counterpart, the phatic function, which is associated with the channel between speaker and listener and is designed to create and maintain the contact between them, is of greater relevance to the external ...
Manfred Pfister, 1991
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Functional Perspectives on Grammar and Discourse: In Honour ...
1.4 Phatic maxim or phatic principle? At this point I would like to question the interpretation of the phatic function as an inherent component of the Politeness Principle introduced in Leech (1983). In Leech's chart featuring Interpersonal Rhetoric ...
Christopher Butler, Raquel Hidalgo Downing, Julia Lavid, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHATIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term phatic is used in the context of the following news items.
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'They say our leaders are corrupt. It might be true': Muhyiddin warns …
he ask the crowd and was met with an emphatic "No" from the floor. GST implementation poor. He then offered any Cheras Umno members ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
2
Why small talk is so excruciating
Malinowski termed the exchange of such talk "phatic communion" ("phatic" from the Greek phatos, for "spoken"). It is speech as social bonding ... «Vox, Jul 15»
3
Phonetic Yeetcraft
... and rhyme, twisting themes from the music into their rhythmic phatic phonetic tumble. Combined with the delicate, crackling beats on Barter 6, ... «Hyperallergic, Jun 15»
4
Why I hate small talk
The other way is to view small talk as a tennis game of phatic talk until a more substantial subject arises. Them: Isn't this great weather? «ChicagoNow, Jun 15»
5
How to be the most charming person at the party
The authors of Click spell it out clearly: "We can help to create magical connections simply by elevating the language we use from the phatic to ... «The Week Magazine, May 15»
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Russell Smith: Emojis, a non-sign language free of meaning
The meaningless contact phrase, such as “How do you do,” is an example of the “phatic” function: words that establish that the channel of ... «The Globe and Mail, May 15»
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Multilingualism vital for across the curriculum
Since most of the time most people use it to gossip or for phatic and frozen communication, it is perhaps natural that we should underestimate ... «Deccan Herald, May 15»
8
Insomniacs:are they too sensitive or just wimps?
... of the iPhone sleep monitor, the lurid pharmacopoeia of pills, the detailed recitation – in answer to the phatic courtesy, “How did you sleep? «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
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What REF case studies reveal on measuring research impact
Proof that research leaves a mark. Impact via Phatic-Photography from www.shutterstock.com. Email · Twitter98; Facebook · LinkedIn; Print. «The Conversation UK, Mar 15»
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“Corrections” Nigerian newspaper grammar columnists consistently …
In those Nigerian languages, asking about a friend's/neighbour's NIGHT may have performed some phatic function deep rooted in native ... «Daily Trust, Mar 15»

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