Pragmatics Flashcards
1
Q
cooperative principle
A
relation (be relevant)
quality (not false, with evidence)
quantity (not to much, not to little information
manner (no obscurity, no ambiguity, brief, orderly)
2
Q
violating a maxim
A
lying
not as much information as possible
ambiguous (Delphi oracle)
3
Q
Clash between two maxims
A
impossible to be as specific as ought to be and say nothing which lacks adequate evidence
4
Q
Flouting a maxim
A
speaker chooses to “blatantly fail to fulfil it”
5
Q
the politeness principle
A
minimize the expression of impolite beliefs
“How is my essay?” - “It’s not that bad”
6
Q
Conversational implicature
A
You have to understand the context to completely understand the sentence
