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Peter T. Daniels <grammatim@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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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"
Thanks.
> 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.
I googled, I saw, I found.
It seems you've got both the title and the name of the author
absolutely spot on.
> It does seem that more talking is about human interaction than about
> exchanging information.
pjk
"Rhubbarb, rhubbarb, rhubbarb, blahblahblah" I repeat phatically. :-)
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