02793nam 2200601Ia 450 991082497190332120230421050523.090-272-8260-997866132219711-283-22197-7(CKB)2550000000045923(EBL)741343(OCoLC)743694159(SSID)ssj0000914026(PQKBManifestationID)11512086(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000914026(PQKBWorkID)10862902(PQKB)11196681(MiAaPQ)EBC741343(Au-PeEL)EBL741343(CaPaEBR)ebr10491710(CaONFJC)MIL322197(EXLCZ)99255000000004592319971008d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrDiscourse of silence[electronic resource] /Dennis KurzonAmsterdam ;Philadelphia J. Benjaminsc19981 online resource (167 p.)Pragmatics & beyond,0922-842X ;new ser. 49Description based upon print version of record.1-55619-811-6 90-272-5062-6 Includes bibliographical reference and indexes.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; IndexesThe 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 Pragmatics & beyond ;new ser., 49.Silence (Philosophy)PhilosophySilence (Philosophy)Philosophy.302.2Kurzon Dennis1650438MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910824971903321Discourse of silence4023477UNINA