Discourse Analysis Flashcards
What does natural conversation require?
Knowing:
Who should speak next
When they should speak
Locutionary force
The sounds and words used in an utterance
Illocutionary force
What an utterance is trying to accomplish
Cooperative principle
Make your conversational contribution such as is required, at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged
Implicature
Interpretation of an utterance relies on more than just the literal meanings
Maxim of quality
Do not say what you believe to be false or what you lack evidence for
Maxim of quantity
Be as informative as is required for current purposes. Do not be more informative than is required.
Maxim of manner
Be brief, orderly, perspicacious, and avoid ambiguity or obscurity of expression
Maxim of relation
Be relevant
Maxim of tact
Minimise cost to others
Maxim of generosity
Minimise benefit to self
Maxim of approbation
Maximise praise of other
Maxim of modesty
Minimise praise of self
Maxim of agreement
Minimise disagreement between self and other
Maxim of sympathy
Minimise antipathy between self and other
