Sociolinguistics and the Legal Process is an introduction to language, law and society for advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students. Drawing on a wide range of topics, it …
The article presents a typology of silence in social interaction, based on a number of features, including the number of participants in the interaction, the identity of the text that is …
Why are second language learners in Japan's universities so silent? This book investigates the perplexing but intriguing phenomenon of classroom silence and draws on ideas from …
Organizations acting on behalf of society are expected to act fairly, explaining themselves and their procedures. For the police, explanation is routine and repetitive. It's also very …
M Knoll, J Wegge, C Unterrainer… - German Journal of …, 2016 - journals.sagepub.com
This article has three objectives. Firstly, we seek to demonstrate the relevance of voice and silence–that is, whether employees contribute or withhold information, ideas, views and/or …
This ground-breaking book provides a new perspective on Christian practices of silence. An original, theologically informed work, written by a significant Quaker theologian Provides a …
M Ephratt - Journal of pragmatics, 2011 - Elsevier
The term 'silence'encompasses an assortment of concepts. This paper wishes to examine the mapping of the various silences (taking part in interaction) onto the communication …
This book demonstrates that silence is eloquent, powerful, beautiful and even dangerous. It surrounds and permeates our daily lives. Drawing on a wide range of cross-cultural, literary …