Phatic Communication: How English Native Speakers Create Ties of Union

Jumanto, Jumanto (2014) Phatic Communication: How English Native Speakers Create Ties of Union. American Journal of Linguistics, 3 (1). pp. 9-16. ISSN 2326-0769

Abstract

This research article is about phatic communication among English native speakers, about how the native speakers create ties of union. The article is based on the writer’s elaborative qualitative research on Malinowski’s theory of phatic communion [1], Jakobson’s theory of language functions [2], and Brown and Gilman’s theory of power and solidarity [3]. The primary data are obtained from the interviews to nine native speakers with different dialects of American English, British English, and Australian English. The research findings show the functions of phatic communication among English native speakers and the types of expressions they use for creating ties of union. The phatic communication among English native speakers is then related to politeness and is also verified by other significant theories in verbal human communication.

Actions (login required)