TIG053 The Co-Operative Principle

Question 1

Quantity Maxim

Answer 1

Make your contribution as informative as is required, but not
more, or less, than is required.

Question 2

Quality Maxim

Answer 2

Do not say that which you believe to be false or for which you lack
adequate evidence.

Question 3

Relation Maxim

Answer 3

Be relevant

Question 4

Manner Maxim

Answer 4

Be clear, brief and orderly

Question 5

Hedges

Answer 5

We can use certain types of expressions, called hedges, to show that we are concerned about
following the maxims while being co-operative speakers.

Hedges can be defined as words or
phrases used to indicate that we are not really sure that what we are saying is sufficiently correct or complete.

Ex. “sort of”, “kind of”