Abstract

A Critical Discourse Analysis Study of Silence in Selected Texts of Virginia Woolf

Dr. Bushra Ni’ma Rashid

Volume: 12 Issue: 2 2022

Abstract:

Silence is one of the forgotten and/or undermined aspect of language that otherwise play a very important role in communicative purpose. It is believed that silence is merely the opposite to speech or communication; whereas this study negates this standpoint and proves it to be as vital and communicative as speech itself is. This paper aims at most significant works of the writer with a detailed analysis of Silence in the linguistic field of study by Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). It aims at answering the question whether Silence in communication helps the speaker and/or the listener in the context of discourse or not? It focuses on the significant role that Silence plays in the context of communication – taking into consideration Woolf's two novels namely 'To the Lighthouse and between the Acts'. Various sources have been taken into consideration while compiling this endeavor to prove it to be a great addition to the body of knowledge in general and to linguistics in particular. In the end, it is proved that Silence is a very vital element in discourse with the help of given reference from the mentioned texts.

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i02.028

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