The power of silence : social and pragmatic perspectives /

This text 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 literatu...

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Main Author: Jaworski, Adam, 1957-
Corporate Author: Sage Publications
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. : SAGE, 1993.
Series:Language and language behaviors ; v. 1.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This text 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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xiv, 189 pages).
Audience:Specialized.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781483325460 (ebook) :