Bilmes1996
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| BibType | ARTICLE |
| Key | Bilmes1996 |
| Author(s) | Jack Bilmes |
| Title | Le silence constitué: La vie dans un monde de plénitude de sens |
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| Tag(s) | EMCA, Silence |
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| Year | 1996 |
| Language | French |
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| Journal | Reseaux |
| Volume | 80 |
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| Pages | 129–142 |
| URL | Link |
| DOI | 10.3406/reso.1996.3806 |
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Abstract
Although silence can be taken to mean a total absence of sound, the word is frequently used with reference to a socio-cultural environment. This article focuses on silence as the absence of talk. The richness and multiplicity of silences stems from the fact that a particular silence may consist of an absence in relation to a particular subject of conversation. Thus, for each type of talk, there exists a type of silence. Silences are made particularly meaningful through what we here call « weakly constituent machanisms » or, in other words, what by convention constitutes a relevant silence. Conversation analysis enables us to highlight some aspects of the role and significance of silence in conversation. Finally, we introduce the concept of « implicit silence ». Implicit silence originates with a flow of talk in which something is considered important but is left unsaid. We show how certain types of sociological analysis pinpoint implicit silences.
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