THE SAID AND THE UNSAID IN THE DISCOURSE OF MALVINAS WAR VETERANS: A SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

This paper aims to share and reflect on the research experience developed in the undergraduate thesis entitled “What is said and what is left unsaid: an analytical study of the discourse of Malvinas war veterans”.

The study sought to analyze the characteristics of the discourse of Malvinas War veterans, focusing on the relationship between language, traumatic experience, and subjective construction from a speech-language pathology perspective.

The research was grounded in Critical Discourse Analysis, particularly in the categories of “what is said,” “what is left unsaid,” silence, and subject. It was conducted using a qualitative approach through open-ended interviews with veterans from the city of Rosario. This methodology made it possible to explore not only the discursive content, but also meaningful silences, shifts in subject positioning, and the presence of nonverbal resources in speech.