COM 225 Lecture Notes - Cooperative Principle, Qqq
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Cooperative principle - conversation is a cooperative activity to understand each other. License violated a maxim, but showing or saying that there was no intention of it. Bringing impressions into line telling waitress that he actually contained the food in a box. Specifying a limitation of knowledge (sarcasm) violating quality maxim, but letting others know we are doing it. Quantity a phrase that indicates violation of quantity. I thought you meant this instead of that (glasses at a bar vs. reading glasses for a text) Manner not trying to be uncooperative, but need time to clear thoughts. Semantics the meanings attached to the words of the sentences. Syntax structure of the language, how we organize words. Grammar a bunch of rules; rewrite rules. * asterisk means element may be repeated * Conversation can consist of an encounter interaction a departure: order is important!