The Power of Silence: Social and Pragmatic PerspectivesSAGE Publications, 1993 - 191 oldal This 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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... given time and in a given context . ( p . 353 ) The effect of the procedure described above can be summarized in the following way : 1 We want to know the definition of a given type of speech act . 2. To achieve number 1 we have to find ...
... given time and in a given context . ( p . 353 ) The effect of the procedure described above can be summarized in the following way : 1 We want to know the definition of a given type of speech act . 2. To achieve number 1 we have to find ...
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... given country . An ABC News " Nightline " pro- gram discussed these issues , with respect to three countries : South Africa , Israel , and Panama . At the time of the broadcast ( March 1 , 1988 ) the governments of these countries had ...
... given country . An ABC News " Nightline " pro- gram discussed these issues , with respect to three countries : South Africa , Israel , and Panama . At the time of the broadcast ( March 1 , 1988 ) the governments of these countries had ...
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... given a meager amount of information . And speech is a cool medium of low definition , because so little is given and so much has to be filled in by the listener . On the other hand , hot media do not leave so much to be filled in or ...
... given a meager amount of information . And speech is a cool medium of low definition , because so little is given and so much has to be filled in by the listener . On the other hand , hot media do not leave so much to be filled in or ...
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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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abstract art Amish approach argues artistic audience behavior Bydgoszcz chapter claim communica communicative intention context contextual effects conversation conversational analysis culture desaparecidos discourse discussion dominated groups Enninger essentialist example expected expression forms of silence formulaic silence frame analysis functions of silence Howard Giles ibuprofen implicature informative intention instance of silence interaction interpretation involves Janicki language Leach's lence linguistic Maltz manifest meaning milczec milczenie monochrome painting negative noise and silence nonverbal one's opposition perceived person Podczas zebrania Jan political pragmatic prototype theory prototypical psycholinguistic Quakers relevant remain silent Robert Rauschenberg Scollon sentence silence and speech situation small talk social sociolinguistic speaker speaking speech act speech and silence Sperber and Wilson strategic silence structured through silence study of silence taboo Tannen theoretical theory tion treated types of silence unfilled pauses utterance verbal viewer visual Western Apache women words Yves Klein