Exploring Phatic Communication in the Film 'Crazy Rich Asians'

Abstract

This study is concerned with the analysis of phatic communication in the movie entitled Crazy Rich Asian. Phatic communication is speech that is used to express or create a comfortable atmosphere, and Phatic communication is usually used in the first conversation. This study uses a qualitative descriptive method by collecting the data from audio/video recordings of the film entitled Crazy Rich Asian and choosing which sentences were included in the Phatic Communications category. This study aims to find out how many phatic communication is used in the movie entitled Crazy Rich Asian and what functions of phatic communication are found in the movie entitled Crazy Rich Asian. This study uses theory from Jumanto and shows that there are 10 functions of phatic communication found in 30 data collected from Crazy Rich Asian the movie, they are for starting a conversation,  for keeping the conversation, for making gossip, for expressing solidarity, for creating harmony, for breaking the silence, for expressing respect, for making small talk, for expressing empathy, and for expressing friendship.

Keywords: Phatic Communication, Crazy Rich Asian, Function of Phatic Communication.