旅游英语综合教程（第二版）文化篇unit7.ppt

Silence in social interaction is the absence of speech. Silence cues refer specifically to all the non-verbalized portions of an ongoing interaction in which silence affects the rate and flow of the concomitant verbal exchange. It includes all the various kinds and degrees of silence that are frequently described as clod, oppressive, defiant, disapproving, or condemning, calming, approving, humble, excusing, and consenting. Silence cues have a meaning all of their own that supplements the other forms of human communication. We can find many old saying that reflect people’s attitudes toward si