Explanation
A meaningful absence of speech whose force emerges from timing, expectation, and relation. It makes non-utterance interpretable as response, resistance, care, exclusion, or openness.
Example
The concept becomes visible in use and can be followed as a movement of interpretation.
Counterexample
Silence is not automatically communicative; its meaning depends on a recognisable situation.
Distinction
Silence is not automatically communicative; its meaning depends on a recognisable situation.
Effect on thought and perception
It makes non-utterance interpretable as response, resistance, care, exclusion, or openness.
Resonance
It makes non-utterance interpretable as response, resistance, care, exclusion, or openness.
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Reich, Michael (Hrsg./ed.): „Silence“. Atlas der Sprache, AT-PRA-0006. ATLAS 251, data model 1.6.0. https://atlasoflanguage.com/concept/AT-PRA-0006The address remains stable; editorial content may evolve. A verified modification date per entry is not yet available. Include your access date for precise references.