Gricean maxims
Gricean maxims proper noun: a set of four maxims of cooperative conversation, those being quantity (adequately succinct statements), quality (truthful statements), relation (statements pertinent to the conversation at hand), and manner (comprehensible statements), that describe tacit rules observed by all interlocutors.
Proper noun
the Gricean maxims
- A set of four maxims of cooperative conversation, those being quantity (adequately succinct statements), quality (truthful statements), relation (statements pertinent to the conversation at hand), and manner (comprehensible statements), that describe tacit rules observed by all interlocutors.
- In order to flout all Gricean maxims at once, tell an excessively long lie about a topic irrelevant to the conversation at hand in a language not understood by the person you're talking to.
Forms of Gricean maxims
| alternative form | Grice's maxims |
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Origin of Gricean maxims
First described by British philosopher Paul Grice in his 1967 lectures.
Questions about Gricean maxims
- What does Gricean maxims mean?
- Gricean maxims means a set of four maxims of cooperative conversation, those being quantity (adequately succinct statements), quality (truthful statements), relation (statements pertinent to the conversation at hand), and manner (comprehensible statements), that describe tacit rules observed by all interlocutors.
- What part of speech is Gricean maxims?
- Gricean maxims is a proper noun.
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