The small means having a small content and it always be significant in a Although it is very simple, English learners sometimes ignore it as a Furthermore, small talk is used to express or exchange ideas by means of Applying phatic communication or small

22. It should use some techniques.

PR

23. People usually apply basa basi or phatic communication when the context

Add Conj. TC is that they do not know each other or even when they have already PR Add. C TC PR known, they still use it of course with the different purposes. PR PR 24. One of the purposes is to retain social relationship to the surrounding people. 25. Phatic communication is known as small talk.

26. The small means having a small content and it always be significant in a

Add. C PR social interaction.

27. Although it is very simple, English learners sometimes ignore it as a

Adv. C PR PR way to communicate with others so that they cannot make good CC PR communication, neither social relationship. 28. As stated by Fine 2005:10, “Small talk is no small thing. 29 It is a valuable personal and professional thread that connects people”. PR Add. C

30. Furthermore, small talk is used to express or exchange ideas by means of

Add. C Add. C spoken words, to convey information and to communicate with other Add. C people, particularly in a dialogue.

31. Applying phatic communication or small talk in casual dialogues is really

Add. C important for people, especially English learners.

32. It is used to make out the way the English learners start making

PR communication and to sustain it well in order to prove how excellent the Add. C PR English learners are in having communication skill in English.

33. Thus, in this research, the researcher prefers to discuss “Phatic

CC DR Communication in Casual Dialogues among English Learners” as the title of this thesis since it is seldom to be discussed and it is really DR CC PR Add. C PR necessary for the people who want to interact with others, especially making good communication in a society.

34. This research is used to find out the way of the English learners sustain

DR communication, to identify and to find out the functions of phatic Add. C communication used by the English learners, to reveal the reasons of the use of phatic communication in casual dialogues, and to find out the Add. C differences of the use of phatic communication between a couple of female students and a couple of male students in casual dialogues under study. Add. C

35. From this research, the researcher really hopes that people, who want to