Zahraa Muhsin Afrajy, Dr. Mahmud Reza Ghorban Sabbagh & Dr. Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh
Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Iran
The present study intends to inaugurate a close connection between the thematic and textual facets of Candida by George Bernard Shaw. To do so, it will apply a number of special forms of 24 discourse analysis in order to show different manifestations of feminism in this play’s language. The discourse analysis device that has been utilized in the present study includes feminism theory, for which Grice maxims are used. The mentioned stylistic device is used to help us reveal the relationships between the characters in the play. In addition to this theory, this paper will also show the ideology and social structure which is echoed in the language of the play. To achieve this goal, a selected part of the play’s first act will be analyzed in terms of the mentioned maxims to see how they can reveal feminist notions in the play. In fact, this study means to shed light on feminism theory as presented by Sara Mills by using Gricean maxims to reveal feminist notions in the major character of Candida.
The above abstract is a part of the article which was accepted at The Second International Conference on Current Issues of Languages, Dialects and Linguistics (WWW.TLLL.IR), 1-2 February 2018, Ahwaz.
