Publication details
Some Thoughts on the Phatic Communion and Small Talk in Fictional Dialogues
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| Year of publication | 2003 |
| Type | Article in Proceedings |
| Conference | Theory and Practice in Language Studies, vol.1: Proceedings from the Seventh Conference of English, American and Canadian Studies (Linguistics and methodology) |
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| Citation | |
| Field | Linguistics |
| Keywords | phatic communion;linguistic and nonlinguistic strategies; ritual talking |
| Description | The article is based on the analysis of English fictional dialogues and the use of phatic devices, their variety and social stratification. |