Perspectives on Silence |
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Author:
| Saville-Troike, Muriel Tannen, Deborah |
ISBN: | 978-0-89391-310-6 |
Publication Date: | Jan 1985 |
Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing USA
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Imprint: | Praeger |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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This book focuses attention on a relatively neglected component of communication-silence-in order to present current research from a number of disciplines and also to stimulate further research on the subject. Silence is often viewed as an out-of-awareness phenomenon against which talk is perceived. By reversing polarities and treating silence as a figure to be examined against talk, we are given a heightened awareness of the universal aspects of human behavior while emphasizing its...
More DescriptionThis book focuses attention on a relatively neglected component of communication-silence-in order to present current research from a number of disciplines and also to stimulate further research on the subject. Silence is often viewed as an out-of-awareness phenomenon against which talk is perceived. By reversing polarities and treating silence as a figure to be examined against talk, we are given a heightened awareness of the universal aspects of human behavior while emphasizing its complex nature as a cultural phenomenon.