Streszczenie:
The goal of this thesis is to explore the role of silence in a dialogue. Furthermore,
the present work argues that silence is an essential non-verbal element in storytelling.
For this purpose, silence as an act of communication was interpreted according to
Roman Jakobson’s communication theory, examining its various connotations in
conveying a message. Moreover, the potential of silence as a narrative component
was investigated by analyzing different animated movies where silence had a
prominent role. The selection of animated films varied in the approaches they have
applied while implementing silence into scenes.
