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Autore |
Kurzon Dennis |
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Titolo |
Discourse of silence [[electronic resource] /] / Dennis Kurzon |
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Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1998 |
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ISBN |
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90-272-8260-9 |
9786613221971 |
1-283-22197-7 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (167 p.) |
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Collana |
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Pragmatics & beyond, , 0922-842X ; ; new ser. 49 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Silence (Philosophy) |
Philosophy |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical reference and indexes. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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DISCOURSE OF SILENCE; Editorial page; Title page; Dedication; Copyright page; Table of contents; PREFACE; Acknowledgements; Chapter One. The Semiotics of Silence; Chapter Two. The Modality of Silence; Chapter Three. The Transitivization of Silence: Legal Discourse; Chapter Four. The Silence and Silencing of Darcy; Chapter Five. The Silence and Silencing of Moses; Chapter Six. The Sounds of Silence; POSTSCRIPT; Notes; APPENDIX I; APPENDIX II; APPENDIX III; Bibliography; Indexes |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The book deals initially with the interpretation of the silent answer to a question. From a semiotic approach to the contrast between silence and speech mainly within a Greimasian framework, the discussion turns to the application of pragmatic tools such as conversational analysis and adjacency pairs to the interpretation of silence. A model is presented which attempts to explain the observer's cognitive competence, and its limits, in being able to interpret the silent answer. A basic distinction is also made between intentional silence (the refusal to answer) and non-intentional silence (the |
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