ABSTRACT
This chapter elaborates on the process of meaning-making in One for the Road (1984) and Mountain Language (1988), analysing these short plays from a linguistic perspective. The chapter focuses on linguistic violence and abuse of power through language. It considers the sincerity of language through J.L. Austin’s and John Searle’s theories, the performative aspect of language guided by Ludwig Wittgenstein’s linguistic theories, and the psychology of the characters through psychological interpretations of the situations provided in both plays. The concluding section examines the gendered aspect of language through feminist theories on men’s and women’s positions in the linguistic system.
