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Part 1 The semiotics of silence: silence as a sign; silence andnon-verbal communication; survey of research on silence; review of book. Part2 The modality of silence: question-answer adjacency pair; unintentionalsilence; knowledge and ability; the basic model of silence; theinterpretation process. Part 3 The transitivization of silence - legaldiscourse: silence in Anglo-American criminal proceedings; changes in the lawon the right of silence; silence in French and Israeli law; Talmudicdiscussions of silent legal parties; transitivization of silence and reportedspeech. Part 4 The silence and silencing of Darcy: authorial power; theNetherfield ball scence; "So easy a distance"; silence and distance. Part 5The silence and silencing of Moses: the textual status of Exodus; therevelation and its aftermath; from uncircumcised to circumcised lips; Moses'anger; Schoenberg's "Moses und Aron"; silence and music. Part 6 The sounds ofsilence: silence and Bergman's "The Silence"; the generation gap; silence andsong in "The Graduate"; local music; Benjamin's silence.