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Silence as Language - Verbal Silence as a Means of Expression (Hardcover)
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Silence as Language - Verbal Silence as a Means of Expression (Hardcover)
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Verbal silence touches on every possible aspect of daily life. This
book provides a full linguistic analysis of the role of silence in
language, exploring perspectives from semantics, semiotics,
pragmatics, phonetics, syntax, grammar and poetics, and taking into
account a range of spoken and written contexts. The author argues
that silence is just as communicative in language as speech, as it
results from the deliberate choice of the speaker, and serves
functions such as informing, conveying emotion, signalling turn
switching, and activating the addresser. Verbal silence is used,
alongside speech, to serve linguistic functions in all areas of
life, as well as being employed in a wide variety of written texts.
The forms and functions of silence are explained, detailed and
illustrated with examples taken from both written texts and
real-life interactions. Engaging and comprehensive, this book is
essential reading for anyone interested in this fascinating
linguistic phenomenon.
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