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Publication details [#18593]

Jaworski, Adam. 1993. The Power of Silence: Social and Pragmatic Perspectives. SAGE Publications. 189 pp.

Publication type

Book – monograph

Publication language

English

Keywords

communication | culture | power | silence

Language as a subject

Polish

Person as a subject

Brown, P. | Levinson, S. | Rosch, E.H. | Sperber, D. | Wilson, D.

Annotation

This book illustrates the diverse use of silence in (non)linguistic situations in a cultivated society, providing examples taken especially from the Polish language.

Reviewed by

Ross, Susan. 1994. Review of $The Power of Silence: Social and Pragmatic Perspectives.

Kuhlow, Silke. 1997. Review of $The Power of Silence: Social and Pragmatic Perspectives.