With examples from a variety of contexts, this book provides a linguistic analysis of the role of silence in language.

Your Silence Will Not Protect You collects the essential essays and poems of Audre Lorde for the first time, including the classic 'The Master's Tools Will Neve

Silence is a key pedagogical issue in language education. Seen by some as a space for thinking and reflection during the learning process, for others silence re

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