Verma, Sanchita
(2017)
Silence as discourse marker in multilingual classrooms in India.
Language and Language Teaching, 6 (2).
pp. 39-46.
ISSN 2277-307X
Abstract
Silence is a complex phenomenon and interpreting it even in a trivial conversation exposes us to an entirely new dimension of language study. It is therefore surprising
that silence, which forms an essential part of spoken communication, has been relatively under-researched in the domain of linguistic studies. Language and silence
are in fact so dependent on each other that silence can be thought of as a complement to speech. Speech cannot find an identity without silence, and silence cannot find an identity without speech. Moreover, silence in communication is not silent; it communicates specific messages. Such a multifaceted and ambiguous phenomenon
is an exciting challenge to study.
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