The language and communication problem in Brian Friel's "Translations" and "The Communacation Cord"

Language and communication are the two important elements in human beings" life. Any kind of a deficiency that occurs, spoils the existence of these two elements. The mentioned deficiency exists either between two different cultures or languages, or in distorted dialogues. The spoil in language and communication affect human life negatively. Ireland is the place in which these problems take place mostly, since the English presence in Ireland affects its both culture and language negatively. Furthermore, it eradicates them gradually. This thesis examines how the relationship and the results of these two different languages are studied in Brian Friers "Translations" and "The Communication Cord". The differences between two cultures are explained with the terms below: Language Communication Alienation Making Translation Changing the Place Names A further contribution of this work is how the Irish culture disappears by the British, and what kind of an influence does the English presence has on daily life, education and work systems. Both the plays, handle the points above and accentuate Brian FriePs sensibility on language.