Yang, P. (1996). ‘沉默’的语用功能与文化内涵 ('Silence': Its pragmatic functions and cultural differences). 《国外外语教学》(Foreign Languages Teaching Abroad), 15(1), 13-16.

“沉默”是人类交往活动中社会行为,具有非语言特征且蕴涵了正、反两个方面的意义,对课堂教学有一定的指导作用。同时它还是人们思想意识、道德准则和价值观念的现实反映。在不同的文化环境中,它具有普通的语用功能和特殊的文化内涵。

"Silence" is a social behavior in human communication activities. It has non-linguistic characteristics and contains both positive and negative meanings. It has a certain guiding role in classroom teaching. At the same time, it is also a realistic reflection of people's ideology, moral standards and values. In different cultural environments, it has common pragmatic functions and special cultural connotations.