COOPERATION AND IMPLICATURE Flashcards

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IMPLICATURE

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(the speaker) the implied meaning generated intentionally by the speaker

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INFERENCING

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(the hearer) the inferred meaning decided by the hearer and which may or may not be the same as the speaker’s intended implicature
associative inferencing: understanding the meaning through known association
logical inferencing: drawing conclusions/implications from premises

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THE COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE

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H. P. Grice “Make your 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.”

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GRICE’S CONVERSATIONAL MAXIMS

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maxim of quantity, maxim of quality, maxim of relevance, maxim of manner

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MAXIM OF QUANTITY

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be as informative as it is required

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MAXIM OF QUALITY

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do not say what you believe to be false, do not say that for which you lack evidence

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MAXIM OF RELEVANCE

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be relevant

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MAXIM OF MANNER

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avoid ambiguity

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TYPES OF IMPLICATURE

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generalised, scalar implicature, particularised

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VIOLATIONS

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breaking the maxims on purpose, but secretly, part of a strategy

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