Essays about: "alan ayckbourn"

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  1. 1. Dramatic Dialogue as Revelation : An analysis of the characters in Alan Ayckbourn's Mother Figure

    University essay from HLK, Ämnesforskning

    Author : Karin Scheffka; [2010]
    Keywords : Alan Ayckbourn; dialogue; pragmatic; Mother Figure; relationship; power struggle;

    Abstract : The aim of this essay is to see how Alan Ayckbourn uses language inorder to depict his characters in his play MotherFigure from 1974. By using a pragmatic approach, including Gricean maxims,speech acts and politeness theories, I will examine how the three maincharacters communicate and what conclusions can be drawn from this. READ MORE