Twentieth-Century Drama Dialogue as Ordinary Talk

Twentieth-Century Drama Dialogue as Ordinary Talk

by Susan Mandala
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date: 05/12/2016

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In this book, Susan Mandala offers a series of in-depth investigations into how the dialogue of four modern plays 'works' with respect to the pragmatic and discoursal norms postulated for ordinary conversation. After an account of the often-heated debates between linguists and critics concerning the analysis of drama dialogue as talk, four plays are considered: Harold Pinter's The Homecoming, Arnold Wesker's Roots, Terence Rattigan's In Praise of Love, and Alan Ayckbourn's Just Between Ourselves. For readers unfamiliar with linguistic approaches to talk, a chapter outlining the major frameworks used in the analysis of the plays is also included. By considering both linguistic and literary perspectives, this book extends the boundaries of traditional criticism and shows how the linguistic study of conversation can contribute to our understanding of dramatic dialogue.

ISBN:
9781351877244
9781351877244
Category:
Literary studies: general
Format:
Epub (Kobo), Epub (Adobe)
Publication Date:
05-12-2016
Language:
English
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis

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