. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "In this frame a Speaker ceases speaking, sometimes about a particular Topic. An Expressor may also be indicated.\n\nThe words of this frame are very frequently used imperatively, to the extent that certain words and phrases (not another word, silence, shhh) can only be used this way.\nFinally, Jan shut up about his car accident.\nThe children's laughter quieted down.\nSomehow, he managed to hold his tongue."^^ . . . . . . . . . . . .