Sometimes, trying to avoid being impolite, we end up being quite ambiguous and difficult to understand.
Which maxims are being flouted here?
How could you change this interaction into a clearer exchange of ideas?
Thursday 26 July 2012
When Grice's maxims are flouted...
...our discourse is not what we can call "crystal clear"
Sometimes, trying to avoid being impolite, we end up being quite ambiguous and difficult to understand.
Which maxims are being flouted here?
How could you change this interaction into a clearer exchange of ideas?
Sometimes, trying to avoid being impolite, we end up being quite ambiguous and difficult to understand.
Which maxims are being flouted here?
How could you change this interaction into a clearer exchange of ideas?
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