Flouting Maxims A Teherans in Turkey isnt it

• War is war. • Either John will come or he won’t. •

• A: I do think Mrs. Jenkins is an old windbag, don’t you?

• Miss Singer sang an aria from “Rigoletto. ” • Miss Singer produced

Entailment • If S 1 is true, then S 2 is also true. •

Implicature • A: I really need a cup of coffee. • B: There’s a

• A: How many papers did you write in October? • B: Well,

• I took this medication and started coughing. • I started coughing and

Speech Acts • • Doing things with language assertion question request order promise threat

Felicity Conditions • • • Request Action not yet accomplished Speaker wants it done

Performative Verbs • I promise to be in my office this afternoon. • I

Not Performatives • I promised to be in the office (but an unexpected meeting

Indirect Speech Acts • Direct • Please take out the garbage. • Indirect •

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Flouting Maxims • A: Teheran’s in Turkey, isn’t it, professor? • B: And London’s in Armenia, I suppose. • A: I’m actually a very important person in the government. • B: Yeah, and I’m the Easter Bunny. • => Maxim of Quality

• War is war. • Either John will come or he won’t. • If he does it, he does it. • => Maxim of Quantity

• A: I do think Mrs. Jenkins is an old windbag, don’t you? • B: Lovely weather for March, isn’t it? • Johnny: Hey Sally, let’s play marbles. • Mother: How’s your homework getting along, Johnny? • => Maxim of Relevance

• Miss Singer sang an aria from “Rigoletto. ” • Miss Singer produced a series of sounds corresponding closely to the score of an aria from “Rigoletto. ” • => Maxim of Manner

Entailment • If S 1 is true, then S 2 is also true. • S 1: Bob has a beagle. • S 2: Bob has a dog.

Implicature • A: I really need a cup of coffee. • B: There’s a café right next door. • => Relevance

• A: How many papers did you write in October? • B: Well, I finished the on whindefinites. • => Maxim of Quantity

• I took this medication and started coughing. • I started coughing and took this medication. • => Maxim of Manner

Speech Acts • • Doing things with language assertion question request order promise threat

Felicity Conditions • • • Request Action not yet accomplished Speaker wants it done Hearer is able Hearer is willing

Performative Verbs • I promise to be in my office this afternoon. • I request that you do all the readings for this class.

Not Performatives • I promised to be in the office (but an unexpected meeting called me away). • => Past tense • Bob threatens to quit if we don’t raise his salary. • => 3 rd person

Indirect Speech Acts • Direct • Please take out the garbage. • Indirect • The garbage hasn’t been taken out yet. • Would you mind taking out the garbage?