ISBN:
9780803949676
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (208 p)
Series Statement:
Language and Language Behavior
Series Statement:
Language and language behaviors volume 1
Parallel Title:
Print version The Power of Silence : Social and Pragmatic Perspectives
DDC:
302.2
Keywords:
Silence
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Communication
;
Pragmatics
;
Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
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 p
Description / Table of Contents:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 - Silence and the Study of Communication; Chapter 2 - Silence and Speech; Chapter 3 - The Pragmatics of Silence; Chapter 4 - The Politics of Silence and the Silence of Politics; Chapter 5 - The Extensions of Silence; Chapter 6 - Conclusion; References; Index; About the Author
Note:
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