Introduction 1
Chapter One Language and Power in the Plays of David Mamet 36
Ⅰ.Speaking， Manipulating， and Selling in Business—Glengarry Glen Ross 40
Ⅱ.Language， Power， and Understanding in Academia—Oleanna 68
Chapter Two Language and Self in the Plays of Marsha Norman 98
Ⅰ.The Impossibility of Getting Out in Silence—Getting Out 101
Ⅱ.A Silent Woman Getting Out—’night， Mother 142
Chapter Three Language and Ethnic Identity in the Plays of Frank Chin 170
Ⅰ.The Revolt and Disillusionment of a Linguistic Orphan—The Chickencoop Chinaman 172
Ⅱ.The Predicament of a Loud-mouthed Chinese American Son—The Year of the Dragon 197
Conclusion 230
Works Cited 235
后记 254