Translation of "phatic" into French

phatique is the translation of "phatic" into French.

phatic adjective grammar

(linguistics) Pertaining to words used to convey any kind of social relationship e.g polite mood, rather than meaning; for example, "How are you?" is often not a literal question but is said only as a greeting. (Similarly, a response such as "Fine" is often not an accurate answer, but merely an acknowledgement of the greeting.) [..]

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  • phatique

    adjective masculine m;f masculine;feminine

    more polite than meaningful [..]

    Can they remember situations in their experience when one of the interlocutors failed to understand the nature of "small talk" and phatic communication?

    Ont-ils souvenir d’expériences personnelles où l’un des interlocuteurs n’avait pas compris la nature du small talk et de la communication phatique?

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