Abstract

Abstract
Many of us think that the language used to write absurdist plays is nonsense and has no connection marks. This research proves the reverse. Undeniable this language is a fragmental one full of pauses (short or long) and incomplete sentences. Yet to study and analyse it is a worthwhile task. The research is limited to Salkie's approach to analyse discourse which is applied to Beckett's ''Krapp's Last Tape'' as a sample of absurdist plays. Although the play in question is one-acted play of six pages, it is a rich material for study and analysis. The reason behind the selection of this play in specific is that Krapp, the only character in the play, uses two different languages. The language of the young Krapp that can be described as being rational, realistic, and meaningful; and that of the sixty-nine year old Krapp which is in turn an excellent example of the language of Theatre of the Absurd though the connection marks are inserted within from time to time.
Salkie's approach embraces three sections: two of them are related to language and the other one to situation. To deal with these three sets of issues leads the research to ratiocinate some concluding remarks as evidence for what is mentioned above.