Actually, this is a topic on linguistics, but could you help me to answer those

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Actually, this is a topic on linguistics, but could you help me to answer those questions?

On the topic of "more gets communicated than is said," consider this situation described in Tannen (2005).

A Greek woman explained how she and her father (and later her husband) communicated. If she wanted to do something, like go to a dance, she had to ask her father for permission. He never said no. But she could tell from the way he said yes whether he meant it. If he said something like, "Yes, of course, go," then she knew he thought it was a good idea. If he said something like, "If you want, you can go," then she understood that he didn't think it was a good idea, and she wouldn't go.

(i) Why do you think "he never said no" (when he was communication "No")?

(ii) How would you analyze the two speech acts reported as responses in this passage?

(iii) Are you familiar with any other comparable situations where "more is communicated than is said"?

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on the above conversation , it is clear observed that there is strengthfull and good bonding between father and Daughter. Father very much concerned about her daughter and he never tell something which may be hurt to her daughter.He never say no because he doesn't want directly reject the ideas , opinion or any permission of her children rather than he make understand to her daughter that where he has whole hearted consent or aceptence or where he maintain formalities and agree with her daughter opinion only for keep smiling to her daughter.

yes I am familiar with such situations.There was situations where my opinion was to choose carrier as photographer but when asked my father he was not much interested but he opinioned tthat if u want to pursue it then i can .but I have observed that father was not so happy and agree with my decision so he just consent only for my hapiness rather than directly say no or rejected ideas.

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