Discourse of silence [[electronic resource] /] / Dennis Kurzon

• Autore: Kurzon Dennis
• Pubblicazione: Amsterdam ; ; Philadelphia, : J. Benjamins, c1998
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (167 p.)
• Disciplina: 302.2
• Soggetto topico: Silence (Philosophy); Philosophy
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical reference and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Discourse of silence
• ISBN: 90-272-8260-9; 9786613221971; 1-283-22197-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910824971903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Pragmatics & beyond ; ; new ser., 49.