Discourse of silence / Dennis Kurzon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kurzon, Dennis.

Series:

Pragmatics & beyond ; new ser., 49.

Pragmatics & beyond, 0922-842X ; new ser. 49

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Silence (Philosophy).

Philosophy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (167 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Philadelphia : J. Benjamins, c1998.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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

Contents:

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

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical reference and indexes.

ISBN:

90-272-8260-9

9786613221971

1-283-22197-7

OCLC:

743694159