Exploring Silence and Absence in Discourse Empirical Approaches
This book fills a significant gap in the field by addressing the topic of absence in discourse. It presents a range of proposals as to how we can identify and analyse what is absent, and promotes the empirical study of absence and silence in discourse. Th
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Exploring Silence and Absence in Discourse Empirical Approaches Edited by
Melani Schröter and Charlotte Taylor
Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse
Series editor Johannes Angermuller University of Warwick Coventry, UK
Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse engages in the exchange between discourse theory and analysis while putting emphasis on the intellectual challenges in discourse research. Moving beyond disciplinary divisions in today’s social sciences, the contributions deal with critical issues at the intersections between language and society. More information about this series at http://www.palgrave.com/gp/series/14534
Melani Schröter • Charlotte Taylor Editors
Exploring Silence and Absence in Discourse Empirical Approaches
Editors Melani Schröter Modern Languages and European Studies University of Reading Reading, UK
Charlotte Taylor School of English University of Sussex Falmer, UK
Postdisciplinary Studies in Discourse ISBN 978-3-319-64579-7 ISBN 978-3-319-64580-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-64580-3 Library of Congress Control Number: 2017962073 © The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are solely and exclusively licensed by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. Cover illustration: © fanjianhua / Getty Images Printed on acid-free paper This Palgrave Macmillan imprint is published by Springer Nature The registered company is Springer International Publishing AG The registered company address is: Gewerbestrasse 11, 6330 Cham, Switzerland
Contents
1 Introduction 1 Melani Schröter and Charlotte Taylor
Part I Comparison as Means to Identify Silence and Absence 23 2 Not for Twitter: Migration as a Silenced Topic in the 2015 Spanish General Election 25 Manuel Alcántara-Plá and Ana Ruiz-Sánchez 3 Absence in Visual Narratives: The Story of Iran and Pakistan across Time 65 Sameera Durrani 4 Intimations
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