Conversational silence and face in two sociocultural contexts

This article aims to examine the relation between conversational silence and face and to identify communicative behaviour related to silence in Spanish and German. To this end, I will first briefly explain the concepts of conversation, culture and silence, as well as the concept of face. Second, I will analyse verbal and non-verbal activities of silence in transactional and colloquial conversations in Spanish and German conversation. Perceptions and conceptions of conversational silence rely on the situational context and, especially, on the face of each speech community. Therefore, depending on the social context and the characteristics of face in each culture, silence is considered as forming part of conversation.

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Perspectives on sociolinguistic variation (Review article)

Language in Society ◽

10.1017/s0047404500011490 ◽

1985 ◽

Vol 14 (4) ◽

pp. 515-526 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Ralph W. Fasold

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Review Article ◽

Speech Community ◽

Sociolinguistic Variation ◽

Language Structure ◽

The Social ◽

General Linguistics

This chapter [of Sociolinguistic patterns – RWF] will deal with the study of language structure and evolution within the social context of the speech community. The linguistic topics to be considered here cover the area usually named “general linguistics,” dealing with phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics (Labov 1972:184). Surely, this is too narrow a conception of the role of sociolinguistic research (Romaine 1982:6).

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Violence and hatred in Psalm 137: The psalm in its ancient social context

Verbum et Ecclesia ◽

10.4102/ve.v25i1.271 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 294-310

Author(s):

Y Steenkamp

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Old Testament ◽

Social Values ◽

Cultural Background ◽

The Social ◽

The Face ◽

Ethical Norms

Psalm 137 has become notorious for the brutality and bloodthirstiness that characterise its last verses. In the face of many past criticisms which rejected the Old Testament as a book of violence, both Christians and Jews need to take texts such as Psalm 137 seriously and interpret them against the social and cultural customs of their time. Before Psalm 137 can be judged against the ethical norms of modern societies, the text must first be understood in its ancient context. The aim of this paper is to show that a better understanding of the socio-cultural background of the Psalm may enhance our understanding of vv. 7-9, as well as of the Psalm as a whole. The hypothesis is that the social values of honour and shame feature so prominently in the Psalm that they form a key to the interpretation of the poem.

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FOLKLORUN FUNKSİONAL STRUKTURU KONTEKSTUALİZM MÜSTƏVİSİNDƏ

SCIENTIFIC WORK ◽

10.36719/aem/2007-2020/54/29-32 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 54 (05) ◽

pp. 29-32

Author(s):

Sabina Alakbar Mammadova ◽

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Key Words ◽

Cultural Context ◽

Functional Structure ◽

Situational Context ◽

The Social

Key words: folklore, contextualism, text, the social context, situational context, the cultural context, ethnography, function, functional structure, folk, ownership, representation, creation

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A boa-notícia de Jesus Cristo e a cultura urbana atual Perspectivas

Revista Eclesiástica Brasileira ◽

10.29386/reb.v63i249.1835 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 63 (249) ◽

pp. 92

Author(s):

Celso Pinto Carias

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Jesus Christ ◽

Cultural Transformation ◽

Human Existence ◽

Modern City ◽

The Social ◽

Human Reality ◽

The Face ◽

Pastoral Practice

O cristianismo, ao longo dos séculos, foi desafiado a manter vivos o entusiasmo e a alegria de anunciar a Boa-Nova de Jesus Cristo. E os desafios sempre aparecem do lado das transformações humanas configuradas num determinado contexto social. Na busca dos sentidos e valores que constituem a existência humana em sociedade, construindo cultura, o valor perene do Evangelho também precisa aprender a dialogar com o processo de transformação sociocultural da realidade humana. Assim, este artigo pretende discutir, sob o ponto de vista do cristianismo católico, a prática pastoral colocada diante da cidade moderna que desafia a Igreja como missionária de Jesus Cristo nos dias de hoje.Abstract: Throughout the centuries, Christianity has been challenged to keep alive the enthusiasm and the happiness surrounding the announcement of the Good Tidings of Jesus Christ. These challenges always appear side by side with the human changes that occur in a given social context. In the search for meanings and values that make up human existence in society and lead to the construction of culture, the perennial principles of the Gospel must also learn how to maintain a dialogue with the process of the social cultural transformation of human reality. Thus the objective of this article is to discuss, under the perspective of Catholic Christianity, the pastoral practice in the face of the modern city – a city that today questions the Church’s role as Jesus Christ’s missionary.

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Chenjiagou: la historia de la Aldea del Taiji

Revista de Artes Marciales Asiáticas ◽

10.18002/rama.v3i3.379 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 3 (3) ◽

pp. 84

Author(s):

David Gaffney

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Environmental Factors ◽

Economic Hardship ◽

First Century ◽

Historical Records ◽

Font Size ◽

The Social ◽

The Face ◽

Number Of Visits ◽

The Impact

This article explores how various political, social, and environmental factors helped to shape the face of taijiquan in the art's birthplace, Chenjiagou. By looking at the impact of the some of the major historical Chen taijiquan figures and examining the social context within which they operated, we can better understand the system's evolution. Research included a number of visits to Chenjiagou, where the author interviewed some of the leading Chen Style teachers, as well as an examination of published literature in the fields of both taijiquan and wider political and economic commentaries. Literature included both historical records and up-to-date studies. In spite of outside intrusion, great social and economic hardship, and inevitably changing lifestyles, Chenjiagou has managed to hold onto its martial traditions and looks set for a bright future in the twenty-first century.

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ILM AL LUGHAH AL IJTIMAI WA TALIM AL LUGHAH AL ARABIYYAH LI AL NATHIQINA BI GHAIRIHA

ALSINATUNA ◽

10.28918/alsinatuna.v1i2.795 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (2) ◽

pp. 186

Author(s):

Ahmad Ubaedillah Fathuddin

Keyword(s):

Social Context ◽

Language Learning ◽

Language Learners ◽

Language Use ◽

Native Speakers ◽

Arabic Language ◽

Speech Community ◽

Foreign Language Learners ◽

The Social ◽

The Relationship

Language learning cannot work without integrating other fields of knowledge such as psychology, anthropology, sociolinguistics, etc. Sociolinguistics is a branch of linguistics which discusses about language due to social factors. It has an important role in language learning especially in making it easily understandable for the language learners by understanding the language use of the native speakers. The contribution of sociolinguistics in Arabic language learning for foreign language learners can be seen from the relationship between language and social environment. In this case, it does not only learn about the elements or internal systems of Arabic language such as phonology, syntax, and morphology, but also the social context such as speech community, social class, language use and culture. It means sociolinguistics gives information about the definition and use of Arabic language based on the social context.

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