Grice's Maxims

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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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Card 2

Front

speak the truth

Back

quality

Card 3

Front

do not say too little or too much

Back

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Card 4

Front

keep what is being discussed relevant

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

deliberately trying to mislead the listener

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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