Meaning of phatic communion | Babel Free

Definitions

Communication that takes place primarily for social purposes rather than for the exchange of vital information, such as small talk and social pleasantries.

uncountable

Examples

“We believe that it is in this spoken world, where people engage in phatic communion and indulge in the give-and-take of interpersonal socialising and the negotiation of personality, identity, friendship and connection [...] that one can best get a view of language vitality.”

CEFR level