| Perspectives on Silence Contributor(s): Saville-Troike, Muriel (Author), Tannen, Deborah (Author) |
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ISBN: 0893913103 ISBN-13: 9780893913106 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $54.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 1985 Annotation: 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 complex nature as a cultural phenomenon. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Language Arts & Disciplines | Communication Studies - Reference | Questions & Answers - Business & Economics |
| Dewey: 001.56 |
| LCCN: 84018465 |
| Physical Information: 0.57" H x 6.1" W x 8.92" (0.85 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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 complex nature as a cultural phenomenon. |