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Phatic communion (from Ancient Greek φατός, phatós, "spoken", and Old French comunion, "a joining together of minds or spirits") is the use of speech and language for reasons other conveying meaning, such as creating a polite, pleasant, or friendly atmosphere of social conversation. The term was first used by Polish anthropologist Bronisław Malinowski for "a type of speech in which ties of union are created by a mere exchange of words".[1] It denotes a range of popular ideas about conversation and a highly technical approach to communication for the sake of communication.
- ^ Malinowski, Bronisław Kasper 1923. The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages. In: Ogden, Charles Kay and Ivor Armstrong Richards, The Meaning of Meaning: A Study of the Influence of Language upon Thought and of the Science of Symbolism. New York: Harcourt, Brace & World, Inc., 293-336. [Reprinted: Phatic Communication. In: Laver, John and Sandy Hutcheson (eds.), 1972. Communication in Face to Face Interaction: Selected Readings. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books, 146-152.]