The power of silence: social and pragmatic perspectives
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Main Author: Jaworski, Adam 1957- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Newbury Park, Calif. SAGE 1993
Series:Language and language behaviors v. 1
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
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:xiv, 189 p.
ISBN:9781483325460