published by Aِl-Baath University
in 2018
in English
and research's language is
العربية
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Abstract in English
This paper deals with studying the language of many female playwrights
through the dialogue of their female characters. The first play is "Night,
Mother", by Marsha Norman, the second play is "Gidion's Knot", by
Johnna Adams, and the third play is "August: Osage County", by Tracy
Letts.
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Eckert, P. & McConnell-Ginet, S. ( 2003 ). Language and gender. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press