Language and Translation Studies (LTS)

The Study of Nonsense Characters and Nonsense Style Based on Grice's Rules (Case Study: J. D. Salinger’s A Perfect Day for Bananafish)

Document Type : Research Article

Authors

Rajabali Askarzadeh Torghabeh
Mohammad Farid Mashhadi

Department of English, Ferdowsi University of mashhad, Mashhad Iran

https://doi.org/10.22067/lts.2025.85746.1235
Abstract
One of the features in nonsense style is the related character which can be studied from different angles. One of the stylistic areas in which nonsense characters have received less attention is the aspect of how they interact with Grice’s rules for linguistic cooperation or cooperative principles. Then, one should examine how the character of that work interacts with Grice’s rules: does he always deal with these rules in a fixed way or in a variable way? The result can lead to a better understanding of the character(s) of the nonsense style, which in turn will bring us closer to the definition of what some thinkers consider undefinable for this style. The present research first shows how J. D. Salinger’s A Perfect Day for Bananafish belongs to the nonsense genre, and then proves that the relationship between nonsense characters and the Gricean maxims are variable and complex.

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Keywords

Nonsense Style
Gricean Maxims
Characters of the Nonsense Style
A Perfect Day For Bananafish
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Language and Translation Studies (LTS)
Volume 57, Issue 3
Autumn 2024
Pages 69-85

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