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Grice´s Cooperative Principle

To describe how we infer unstated meanings in ordinary conversations

Maxim of quantity

Maxim of quality

say enough,not too much

Be truthful

Maxim of relation

Be relevant

Maxim of manner

Be clear, unambiguous

There is no adequate information

Violate

Violate

Intentionally telling lies

Violate

Make irrelevant contributions

Violate

use unfamiliar words and not be brief.

violating a maxim results in being a confusing or uncooperative conversationalist.

Student: When is Task 2 due?

- Teacher: You can find the information on the platform

- Are you going to visit your family this weekend?

- B: I have a final paper due on Monday.

-- What did you have for dinner last night?

- Well, we combined all the ingredients listed in a recipe for a shushi.