Grice's Maxims 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguagePolitenessA2/A-levelNone Created by: somethingcomfortingCreated on: 16-11-20 15:21 manner be clear + avoid ambiguity 1 of 10 quality speak the truth 2 of 10 quantity do not say too little or too much 3 of 10 relevance keep what is being discussed relevant 4 of 10 breaking/violating deliberately trying to mislead the listener 5 of 10 flouting the speaker intends for the listener to find implied meaning 6 of 10 flouting manner A: Did you enjoy the party? B: There was lots of people and food everywhere. - ambiguous whether B thinks those things were good or not 7 of 10 flouting quality A: I met Ariana Grande at work today. B: Yeah, and I'm David Beckham. - implies B thinks A is lying by saying something obviously untrue 8 of 10 flouting quantity A: Where's the school? B: Around here somewhere. - what B says is true but doesn't give nearly enough information 9 of 10 flouting relevance A: Do you want to go out tonight? B: Have you ever seen Happy Feet? - B implies they do not want to go out by changing the subject 10 of 10
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