The Role of Communication | Comparing Language in Brian Friel's Translation and Abbie Spallen's Pumpgirl

Carolin Ahnert

ISBN 10: 3640638050 / ISBN 13: 9783640638055

Published by GRIN Verlag, 2010

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The Role of Communication | Comparing Language in Brian Friel's Translation and Abbie Spallen's Pumpgirl | Carolin Ahnert | Taschenbuch | 20 S. | Englisch | 2010 | GRIN Verlag | EAN 9783640638055 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: GRIN Publishing GmbH, Waltherstr. 23, 80337 München, info[at]grin[dot]com | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Role of Communication | Comparing Language in Brian Friel's Translation and Abbie Spallen's Pumpgirl
• Publisher: GRIN Verlag
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3640638050
• ISBN 13: 9783640638055
• Binding: Taschenbuch
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Neu
• Dimensions: 210W x 148H x 2D millimeters 210 millimeters width by 148 millimeters height by 2 millimeters depth
• Weight: 45 grams
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Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,0, Technical University of Chemnitz, language: English, abstract: The Role of Communication: Comparing Language in Brian Friel's Translations and Abbie Spallen's Pumpgirl This seminar paper compares two plays from Northern Irish playwrights in terms of the notion of communication among the characters as well as with the audience. Brian Friel is a famous author born in 1929 who became known through his series "Brian Friel Season" on BBC Radio, whereas Abbie Spallen is a contemporary Northern Irish playwright who published Pumpgirl in 2006. This paper gives background information on the Northern Irish Troubles as well as the Process of Anglicisation and therefore the potential loss of the Irish language.