A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Volume: 10 Number: 2 June 1, 2015
Mücadelesinin Biçembilimsel Bir Analizi , Nihal Demirkol Azak , Arthur Miller
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A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

Abstract

What this article will focus on is a ‗stylistic‘ analysis of struggle for power in the play Death of a Salesman. This power struggle among the members of the Loman family is characterised by the violations of ‗turn-taking‘ and ‗politeness‘ strategies. These strategies are violated especially by the father Willy and his elder son Biff and these violations are the methods they use to gain discursive power over others. These language choices of characters will be analysed in the light of the theories by Sacks, Schegloff, Jefferson and Herman on ‗turn-taking‘ and by Leech, Brown and Levinson on ‗politeness‘ in order to reveal the dynamic nature of discursive power.

Keywords

Death of a Salesman, Stylistics, Politeness, Turn-taking, Discursive Power

References

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English

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June 1, 2015

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Year 2015 Volume: 10 Number: 2

DOI

https://doi.org/10.19129/sbad.31

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https://izlik.org/JA76CH42RP

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APA
Analizi, M. B. B., Demirkol Azak, N., & Miller, A. (2015). A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, 10(2), 95-113. https://doi.org/10.19129/sbad.31
AMA
1.Analizi MBB, Demirkol Azak N, Miller A. A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. JSSR. 2015;10(2):95-113. doi:10.19129/sbad.31
Chicago
Analizi, Mücadelesinin Biçembilimsel Bir, Nihal Demirkol Azak, and Arthur Miller. 2015. “A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-Familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”. Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 (2): 95-113. https://doi.org/10.19129/sbad.31.
EndNote
Analizi MBB, Demirkol Azak N, Miller A (June 1, 2015) A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi 10 2 95–113.
IEEE
[1]M. B. B. Analizi, N. Demirkol Azak, and A. Miller, “A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”, JSSR, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 95–113, June 2015, doi: 10.19129/sbad.31.
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Analizi, Mücadelesinin Biçembilimsel Bir - Demirkol Azak, Nihal - Miller, Arthur. “A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-Familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”. Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi 10/2 (June 1, 2015): 95-113. https://doi.org/10.19129/sbad.31.
JAMA
1.Analizi MBB, Demirkol Azak N, Miller A. A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. JSSR. 2015;10:95–113.
MLA
Analizi, Mücadelesinin Biçembilimsel Bir, et al. “A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-Familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller”. Sosyal Bilimler Araştırmaları Dergisi, vol. 10, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 95-113, doi:10.19129/sbad.31.
Vancouver
1.Mücadelesinin Biçembilimsel Bir Analizi, Nihal Demirkol Azak, Arthur Miller. A Stylistic Analysis of Intra-familial Struggle for Power in Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller. JSSR. 2015 Jun. 1;10(2):95-113. doi:10.19129/sbad.31