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Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens"
Zadar: University of Zadar, 2017. urn:nbn:hr:162:937163
Šprljan, Šime
University of Zadar
Department of English

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Šprljan, Š. (2017). Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens" (Undergraduate thesis). Zadar: University of Zadar. Retrieved from https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:937163

Šprljan, Šime. "Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens"." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2017. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:937163

Šprljan, Šime. "Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens"." Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, 2017. https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:937163

Šprljan, Š. (2017). 'Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens"', Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, accessed 18 February 2025, https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:937163

Šprljan Š. Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens" [Undergraduate thesis]. Zadar: University of Zadar; 2017 [cited 2025 February 18] Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:937163

Š. Šprljan, "Language and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens"", Undergraduate thesis, University of Zadar, Zadar, 2017. Available at: https://urn.nsk.hr/urn:nbn:hr:162:937163

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TitleLanguage and Reality in David Harrower's "Knives in Hens"
Title (english)Jezik i stvarnost u "Knives in hens" Davida Harrowera
AuthorŠime Šprljan
MentorMonika Bregović (mentor)
Committee memberMonika Bregović (predsjednik povjerenstva)
Committee memberEstella Petrić Bajlo (član povjerenstva)
Committee memberVesna Ukić Košta (član povjerenstva)
GranterUniversity of Zadar
(Department of English)
Zadar
Defense date and country2017-09-19, Croatia
Scientific / art field,
discipline and subdiscipline		HUMANISTIC SCIENCES
Philology
Anglistics
Abstract
This paper analyzes the connections between language and reality that can be found in David Harrower's play Knives in Hens through the dynamics between the three characters: Young Woman, her husband William and Gilbert the miller. Due to Young Woman's naivety and initial tendency to understand phrases literally, language's arbitrarity is shown and is then analyzed through different sources. Language is shown to be an artificial human product, created with an intent to symbolize reality. It requires a knowledge of cultural patterns in order to be fully understood. Its principles also differentiate from culture to culture, as society decides which terminologies are important, and the language's structure can influence the way a social group sees the world.
Abstract (croatian)
Ovaj rad analizira poveznice između jezika i stvarnosti koje se mogu naći u komadu Davida Harrowera Knives in Hens kroz dinamiku između troje likova: Young Woman, njen muž William i mlinar Gilbert. Zbog naivnosti Young Woman i njene početne sklonosti da shvaća rečenice doslovno, proizvoljnost jezika je pokazana i onda analizirana kroz različite izvore. Jezik je prikazan kao umjetni ljudski proizvod, stvoren s namjerom da simbolizira stvarnost. On zahtijeva znanje kulturnih obrazaca da bi bio u potpunosti shvaćen. Njegovi principi se razlikuju od kulture do kulture, budući da društvo odlučuje koje terminologije su bitne, a njegova struktura može utjecati na način na koji društvena grupa vidi svijet.
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Keywords (croatian)
Languageenglish
URN:NBNurn:nbn:hr:162:937163
Study programmeTitle: English Language and Literature (double major)
Study programme type: university
Study level: undergraduate
Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti (sveučilišni/a prvostupnik/prvostupnica (baccalaureus/baccalaurea) engleskoga jezika i književnosti)
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