Explicit principles that provide a backdrop for conversation to happen so that speakers can easily understand one another.
Conversational maxims
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Conversational maxims is often explained using Paul Grice's (1975) theory called conversational maxims - also called Grice's Maxims. What are these 4 maxims?
The maxim of quantity, the maxim of quality, the maxim of relevance and the maxim of manner.
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The general principle that people work together to communicate.
Cooperative principle
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Words that are context-bound and whose meaning depends on who is using them, where and when they're being used.
Deixis
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Other words or phrases surrounding a word in a text.
Co-text
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Types of deictic expressions like personal, spatial and temporal.
Deitic categories
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Conversation between two or more characters.
Dialogue
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Deictic expressions that refer to concepts, events or people at a distance from the speaker.
Distal deixis
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Knowledge that is associated with memories of physically experiencing something.
Embodied knowledge
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One has both positive and negative face needs.
Face theory
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Card 2
Front
Conversational maxims is often explained using Paul Grice's (1975) theory called conversational maxims - also called Grice's Maxims. What are these 4 maxims?
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The maxim of quantity, the maxim of quality, the maxim of relevance and the maxim of manner.
Card 3
Front
The general principle that people work together to communicate.
Back
Card 4
Front
Words that are context-bound and whose meaning depends on who is using them, where and when they're being used.
Back
Card 5
Front
Other words or phrases surrounding a word in a text.
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