"Even though you don't Say it,we Still Get it":How is Public Tacit Communication Possible?
Public life in the digital age does not occur solely through"public discussion".Under cer-tain conditions,silent communication is more effective in assuming the function of public life than public discussion.This communication regarding public affairs,either by"remaining silent"or"not being explic-it",constitutes"public tacit communication"."Public tacit communication"is underpinned by China's u-nique linguistic and cultural concepts and social-historical forms.The reason why people can communi-cate through silence and reach a consensus in public tacit communication is that there is a common life world and shared bodily experiences ensuring the meaning.In the age of information explosion,public tacit communication,through silence and omission,reveals the dialectical movement between speaking and silence,expression and non-expression.It offers us a glimpse,within an ironic tension,of the possi-bilities created by language and public life at their boundaries.
communicative rationalityembodied cognitionpublic spheresound of silencetacit knowledge
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