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Paul J Kriha wrote:
> Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1156096912.087301.10390@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >
> > Alan wrote:
> > > "Heidi Graw" wrote
> > > >>"izzy" wrote Consider the (probably borrowed into) Hebrew noun
> > > >>heh-lamed-heh
> > > >
> > > > As in heh-lamed-heh...hehlame-heh...hehlame...hehla...hella..Hella!
> > > > Hmmm...an interesting thought, Izzy! ;-)
> > >
> > > (and I bet izzy thought he was avoiding confusion by spelling it out)
> >
> > Just let the three of them talk among themselves ...
>
> Is there a technical term for communication (language
> or semionic kind) where no usefull information is received
> (made use of) by the recipient? :-)
> pjk
"phatic communication"
It's the thesis of one of the language-origins theorists (is it Robin
Dunbar?) that it's where language originated -- "Grooming, Gossip, and
Language" I think is the title.
It does seem that more talking is about human interaction than about
exchanging information.
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