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Small talk

Small talk is an informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed. In essence, it is polite and standard conversation about unimportant things.

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Gender and cultural differences

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Topics

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Conversational patterns

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Conversational patterns

Gender and cultural differences

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Small talk

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples48
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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Small talk

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related to Conversational patterns · 15
Small talk → For, Going, Grice's, He, In, It, Klaus Schneider, Lovely, Mmm, No, Really, Schneider, That's, The, Yes
related to Gender and cultural differences · 11
Small talk → By, Chinese, English, For, In, Men, Small, Speech, That, Topics, Weather
related to Topics · 7
Small talk → Asking, Direct, In, Indirect, Some, The, Topics
related to External links · 4
Small talk → Anne Barron, Beginners' Guide, Bibliography, Klaus-Peter SchneiderSpanish Small Talk
related to Purpose · 3
Small talk → In, It, Small
is a · 2
Small talk → informal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed, social skill.There are differences in small talk between genders

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Small talkis ainformal type of discourse that does not cover any functional topics of conversation or any transactions that need to be addressed0.90text
Small talkis asocial skill.There are differences in small talk between genders0.90text
health or looksinstance ofDirect topics include personal observations0.80text
the latest newsinstance ofIndirect topics refer to a situational context0.80text
or the conditions of the communicative situationinstance ofIndirect topics refer to a situational context0.80text
salary are considered taboo.Finlandinstance ofalthough in some countries personal finance issues0.80text
Sweden have been cited as countries where there is little culture of small talkinstance ofalthough in some countries personal finance issues0.80text
people are more comfortable with silenceinstance ofalthough in some countries personal finance issues0.80text
Small talkrelated to Conversational patternsKlaus Schneider0.60section
Small talkrelated to Conversational patternsHe0.60section
Small talkrelated to Conversational patternsThe0.60section
Small talkrelated to Conversational patternsIt0.60section

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