The Power of Silence: Social and Pragmatic PerspectivesThis book provides a theoretical account of a variety of different communicative aspects of silence and explores new ways of studying socially-motivated language. A research overview shows the influence of related work in the fields of media studies, politics, gender studies, aesthetics and literature. The author argues that in theoretically pragmatic terms, silence can be accounted for by the same principles as those of speech. A later, more applied section of the book explores the power of silencing in politics. A concluding chapter shows the importance of silence beyond linguistics and politics in terms of artistic expression. The approach is intentionally eclectic in order to explore the concept of silence as a rich and |
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Silence and Speech | 28 |
The Pragmatics of Silence | 66 |
The Politics of Silence and the Silence | 98 |
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| Cím | The Power of Silence: Social and Pragmatic Perspectives 1. kötet/Language and Language Behavior |
| Szerző | Adam Jaworski |
| Kiadó | SAGE Publications, 1993 |
| Eredeti forrása | a Kaliforniai Egyetem |
| Digitalizálva: | 2008. febr. 6. |
| ISBN | 0803949669, 9780803949669 |
| Terjedelem | 191 oldal |
| Idézet exportálása | BiBTeX EndNote RefMan |