Small talk (English Wikipedia)

Analysis of information sources in references of the Wikipedia article "Small talk" in English language version.

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Studarus, Laura (17 October 2018). "How the Finnish survive without small talk". Retrieved 15 November 2019.
Nilsson, Björn (13 October 2020). "How the Swedes survive without small talk". Retrieved 13 October 2020.

doi.org (Global: 2^nd place; English: 2^nd place)

Ren, Wei (2023). "Small talk is not small: A commentary on pragmatics studies on small talk (postscript)". Acta Linguistica Academica. 70 (4): 524–528. doi:10.1556/2062.2023.00737. JSTOR 27295722. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
Pluszczyk, Adam (2020). "Socializing at Work—An Investigation of Small Talk Phenomenon in the Workplace". Exploring Business Language and Culture. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. pp. 201–217. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58551-8_12. ISBN 978-3-030-58550-1. Retrieved 2025-10-24.

dummies.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"dummies - Learning Made Easy". www.dummies.com. Retrieved 2021-12-19.

jeesusjalutasallveelaeval.blogspot.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

"The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages". The Problem of Meaning in Primitive Languages. Retrieved 2019-12-27.

jstor.org (Global: 23^rd place; English: 15^th place)

Ren, Wei (2023). "Small talk is not small: A commentary on pragmatics studies on small talk (postscript)". Acta Linguistica Academica. 70 (4): 524–528. doi:10.1556/2062.2023.00737. JSTOR 27295722. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
Coupland, Nikolas, D. Robinson, Justine, Nikolas, Jeffery (June 1992). ""How Are You?": Negotiating Phatic Communication". JSTOR 4168343. Retrieved May 21, 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

london-translate.com (Global: low place; English: low place)

George (2020-11-23). "Spanish Small Talk - London Translate English-Spanish Translation - Blog". London Translate. Retrieved 2020-11-27.

oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com (Global: 7,396^th place; English: 7,015^th place)

"small-talk noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com". www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.

proquest.com (Global: 121^st place; English: 59^th place)

Tannen, Deborah (February 1992). "How Men and Women Use Language Differently in Their Lives and in the Classroom". The Education Digest. 57 (6). ProQuest 218163503.

sciencealert.com (Global: 6,647^th place; English: 5,633^rd place)

Nield, David (7 July 2016). "Here's The Science Behind Why Small Talk Is So Awkward – And So Essential". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 2019-12-27.

scmp.com (Global: 302^nd place; English: 189^th place)

Cui, X. (2013, July 30). Tongue-tied. South China Morning Post, pp. A11

scopus.com (Global: 6,900^th place; English: 4,763^rd place)

Pluszczyk, Adam (2020). "Socializing at Work—An Investigation of Small Talk Phenomenon in the Workplace". Exploring Business Language and Culture. Second Language Learning and Teaching. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. pp. 201–217. doi:10.1007/978-3-030-58551-8_12. ISBN 978-3-030-58550-1. Retrieved 2025-10-24.

smh.com.au (Global: 154^th place; English: 94^th place)

Cui, X. (2012, October 30). Communicating with Chinese colleagues, not just small talk. The Age.

web.archive.org (Global: 1^st place; English: 1^st place)

Bickmore, T. (1999) A Computational Model of Small Talk, accessed online at media.mit.edu