Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Grice's Maxims
- The Maxim of quantity
- When somebody tries
to be as informative as
they can
- They give
as much
information
that is
needed
- As much
information
that is
required
- For
Example:
1: What's
the time?
2: It's 9
0'clock.
- The maxim of quality
- When somebody
tries to be truthful
and not provide false
information
- For
Example:
1: Who is
the
American
President?
2: Barack
Obama
- The maxim of relation
- To be relevant to a discussion
- To say things pertinent to a conversation
- For Example:
1:What is your
favourite book?
2: American Gods by Neil Gaiman
- The maxim of manner
- To be clear and orderly in conversation
- For Example: 1:
How do you get
to the library?
2: Go up the hill
and then turn
left
- Grice's Maxims
are the
normalities of
conversation