‘Yet his silence said volumes’: a pragmatic analysis of conversational silence in rapport management

Silences are crucial in interpersonal communication, serving as essential components of interpersonal relationships. The current study utilizes naturally occurring linguistic data and draws upon Spencer-Oatey’s Rapport Management Theory to examine the pragmatic functions of conversational silence in...

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Published in:	Cogent Arts & Humanities
Main Authors:	Baoqin Wu, Muhammad Afzaal, Dina Abdel Salam El-Dakhs
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Subjects:	Conversational silence rapport management interpersonal interaction nonverbal communication Communication Ethics Interpersonal Communication
Online Access:	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/23311983.2025.2451490