Meaning of Gricean maxims | Babel Free
Definitions
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.
Examples
“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.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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