The purpose of this research is to explore and analyse Samuel Beckett's ludicrous drama, Endgame, in the context of Pragmatics in general and violations of Conversational Principles in particular, as well as in the context of Pragmatics. Using Grice's idea of Conversational Principles, the study seeks to evaluate the selected conversational interactions in a formalised manner. Conversational theatre is characterised by the skillful use of language as a potent tool for communication; nevertheless, in Beckett's play, characters are concerned with various elements of language and its usage. The dialogues utilised in an absurd play are nonsensical exchanges in which there is no sense of cohesion between the characters. It opens up a wide range of possibilities for the study of many elements of language. It appears silly, yet it serves as a means of communication between the characters. The characters in this story frequently utilise broken words, make nonsensical comments, repeat themselves, and hesitate for no apparent reason, which is typical of the genre. His adept use of informal language and fragmented sentences exemplifies how language should be used in a natural setting.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- CHAPTER-1
- Pragmatic Approach
- INTRODUCTION
- Preliminaries
- The study's goals and objectives
- Hypothesis
- The value of the study
- The study's objective and limitation
- TECHNIQUES, DATA, AND METHODOLOGY
- DISSERTATION PLAN
- Conclusions
- CHAPTER-2
- THEROTICAL FRAMEWORK
- Preliminaries
- Pragmatics
- PRAGMATICS FACTS IN CONVERSATION
- Sentence and Utterance
- The Emergence of rules and Unites approach in Conversation
- Semantics and Pragmatics: Major differences
- Presupposition
- Implicature
- Deixis
- Speech Acts Theory
- AUSTIN's Theory of Speech Act
- Direct and Indirect Speech Acts
- Felicity Condition
- Speech Event
- Speech Situation
- Politeness Principle
- Cooperative Principle
- Turn taking
- Adjacency Pairs
- Conclusions
- THEROTICAL FRAMEWORK
- CHAPTER-3
- ANALYSIS OF THE VIOLATION OF THE MAXIM OF QUANTITY AND QUALITY
- Preliminaries
- THE ABOMINABLE THEATRE
- THE GAME, AT THE FINAL STAGE
- Analysis of the violation of the Maxim of Quantity & Quality
- ANALYSIS OF THE VIOLATION OF THE MAXIM OF QUANTITY AND QUALITY
- CHAPTER-4
- ANALYSIS OF THE VIOLATION OF THE MAXIM OF RELATION AND MANNER
- PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS
- Analysis of the violation of the maxim of Relation and Manner
- Conclusion
- ANALYSIS OF THE VIOLATION OF THE MAXIM OF RELATION AND MANNER
- CHAPTER-5
- CONCLUSIONS
- Introduction
- Major Findings
- IMPLICATIONS OF THE STUDY ON PEDAGOGICAL PRACTICE
- THE POTENTIAL FOR ADDITIONAL RESEARCH
- CONCLUSIONS
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This research aims to analyze Samuel Beckett's play, "Endgame," through the lens of pragmatics, specifically examining violations of conversational principles. Using Grice's concept of Conversational Principles, the study investigates selected conversational interactions within the play.
- The role of language and its use in conversational theatre
- Analysis of the play's nonsensical dialogue and its contribution to communication
- Exploration of conversational principles and their violation in Beckett's play
- Interpretation of meaning in the play's seemingly nonsensical dialogue through the application of Conversational Principles
- Examination of the absurdity in Beckett's "Endgame" and its impact on the audience's understanding of the play
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Chapter One introduces the relationship between literature and pragmatics, laying the groundwork for the study. This chapter outlines the study's objectives, hypothesis, value, scope, methodology, and conclusions.
Chapter Two delves into the theoretical framework, focusing on pragmatics, conversational principles, and their implications for understanding communication. Key concepts such as sentence and utterance, the emergence of conversational rules, differences between semantics and pragmatics, presupposition, implicature, deixis, speech acts theory, felicity conditions, and the politeness and cooperative principles are discussed.
Chapter Three examines the violation of the maxims of quantity and quality, analyzing dialogues from Beckett's "Endgame" to illustrate how these maxims are deliberately broken in the play.
Chapter Four explores the violation of the maxims of relation and manner, providing further analysis of selected dialogues from Beckett's "Endgame" to demonstrate the impact of these violations on the play's overall meaning.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The research focuses on the intersection of literature and pragmatics, particularly the analysis of violations of conversational principles in Samuel Beckett's "Endgame." Key concepts include Conversational Principles, pragmatics, semantics, speech acts, nonsensical dialogue, absurdity, and the Theatre of the Absurd.
- Quote paper
- Anonym (Author), "Endgame" by Samuel Beckett. Analysis in the Context of Pragmatics, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/1217729
