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Silence in multimodal communication and its effect on answers to a request: an experimental study

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: "This study addresses how silence can modify the interpretation given to an answer from an experimental perspective. More specifically, it addresses how the answer to a speech act of request could be interpreted when silence influences its propositional content. It was found that, in negative answers, silence works as an intensifier of rejection, whereas silence in positive answers diminishes the perception of acceptance. This brings evidence on how the process of understanding the message communicated by the speakeris also multimodal in nature, since the interlocutors extract information from various modalities, even when these are presented under instances of absence of speech."

Source: Signos Lingüísticos

DOI: 10.24275/sling.v20n40.04

Authors: Gala Villaseñor García, Ittay Gil Carrillo

Institutions: Escuela Nacional de Lenguas, Lingüística y Traducción, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México

Language: English

Topic: Language, Discourse, Communication Strategies

Subfield: Language and Linguistics

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: diamond

OpenAlex ID: W4410114430

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