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Abstract
This study attempts to carry out a pragmatic analysis of some carefully selected dialogues in two of Arthur Miller’s most popular plays; All my Sons (1947) and The Crucible (1953). It identifies the Face-Saving Acts applied by the playwright affecting both the characterization of the main protagonists and the plot in the two selected plays. It is divided into an introduction, three chapters, a conclusion, an appendices section, and a reference list. The purpose of which is to verify the hypothesis proposed by the study that Face-Saving Acts comprise the main linguistic device that is tying and uniting the two selected plays. In order to verify this hypothesis, the study relies on the Politeness Theory; especially the notion of Face-Saving Acts as discussed by Penelope Brown and Stephen C. Levinson in their Theory that they introduced in 1987.
To attain this goal, the study relies on Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Politeness Theory encompassing the interaction between playwright and audience/reader. Brown and Levinson’s (1987) Theory introduces the concept of Face Threatening Acts (FTAs) which refers to speech acts dealt with as posing threats to the Face Wants of an interlocutor in any given conversational interaction. These threats work as a trigger for the hearer to try to save his/her face. Analyzing these acts helps to reveal the underlying relationships between the characters in the two selected plays, as well as their intentions.
Thus, the main purpose of the study is to linguistically prove that Face-Saving Acts represent the main formal pillar used in the two selected plays, invoicing the idea of Face-Saving Acts as introduced by Brown and Levinson in their discussion of the Politeness Theory (1987). The study also aims at highlighting the pragmatic importance of the progress of events in both plays. It shows how the notion of face operates as a very powerful linguistic tool in imposing Face Threatening Acts (FTAs) on the audience of the plays themselves, and on the society and its beliefs regarding its constructed norms and values at large in the playwright’s large-scale dialogue with society. Therefore, this study ventures to be a valid contribution to the field of linguistic studies of literature, and it opens the door for further studies and investigation