phaticity
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
phaticity (uncountable)
- The quality of being phatic.
- 2003, Gil Richard Musolf, Structure and Agency in Everyday Life, page 144:
- It is clear, however, that while politeness manifests itself on both the communicative and non-communicative levels, phaticity is found only on the former level.