Pragmatics & discourse Flashcards
(29 cards)
Maxim of quality AKA
truth
Maxim of Quantity AKA
information
Maxim of Relation AKA
relevance
Maxim of Manner AKA
Clarity
Maxim of quality definition
Do not say what you believe to be false
Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence
Maxim of quality EX
My mom is a man
Maxim of Quantity definition
Make your contribution to the conversation as informative as necessary
Do not make your contribution to the conversation more informative than necessary
Maxim of Quantity EX
When engaging in about the weather, you start talking about how the was traffic.
Maxim of Relation definition
Only say things that are relevant
Maxim of Relation EX
When on the topic of pets, you mentioned that you went to a zoo and saw lots of animals
Maxim of Manner definition
- Avoid obscurity of expression
- Avoid ambiguity
- Be brief
- Be orderly
Maxim of Manner EX
Describing a water bottle by saying that it is a tall, cylindrical container used to hold water.
Locutionary speech act
production of meaningful utterances
The weather outside is so nice today
Locutionary: describing the weather
Illocutionary: taking a walk outside
Perlocutionary: the conversational partner suggests heading outside for a stroll or to relax
Illocutionary
linked to the intention of communication
Perlocutionary
the effect of the meaningful, intentional utterance
Narrative discourse
One discourse category more formally assessed in children - and necessary for school
Expository discourse
Discourse that informs, explains or describes a topic
Information is organised in a logical and interesting manner
Procedural discourse
Step by step instructions
Conversational discourse
Form of oral discourse that is distinguished by the absence of explicit rules
Implicit conventions, including the conventions for turn-taking, maintaining a topic, topic switch
When does discourse break down: turn taking violation
Interrupting, talking too much, not taking your turn
Topic choices- inappropriate topic choice, minimal range discussed
When does discourse break down: Topic changes
Unclear topic changed is it clear when a topic has been changed
When does discourse break down: linguistic
Not use socially acceptable greetings/farewells
When does discourse break down: non-linguistic
The volume of our speech or
Extralinguistic features (eye contact, body posture, gestures, facial expression)
