I need to construct a question regarding Grice's relevance theory and it's opposing theory
2007-02-13 02:59:27 · 3 answers · asked by I got to get this essay done.) 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
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2007-02-13 03:03:33 · answer #1 · answered by gaviscon 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I won't construct a question for you, but I can try and help...
Consider the following example explicitly discussed by Grice where A is standing by an obviously immobilized car and is approached by B, after which the following exchange takes place:
A: I am out of petrol.
B: There is a garage around the corner.
A can conclude from B's remark that B thinks, or thinks it possible, that the garage is open, and has petrol to sell. The reason behind this conversational implicature, according to Grice, is that it is understood between A and B that their communicative acts are relevant, and without
the implicature B's communicative act would not be so.
Read "Relevance in strictly opposing games" in the link below, this should help you.
2007-02-13 03:16:08 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try this for starters:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gricean_maxim (scroll to the bottom for a link to discussion about the opposing theories.
It's been a while since I studied linguistics so will have a think and get back to you.
2007-02-13 03:06:33 · answer #3 · answered by idolike2bebesidetheseaside 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋