phaticity

English

Etymology

phatic +‎ -ity

Noun

phaticity (uncountable)

  1. 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.

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