Essays about: "A comparative study of how scriptwriters break maxims in Desperate Housewives"

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  1. 1. Breaking maxims in conversation : A comparative study of how scriptwriters break maxims in Desperate Housewives and That 70’s Show

    University essay from Institutionen för kultur och kommunikation

    Author : Emma Dornerus; [2006]
    Keywords : Conversational maxims; implicature; Paul Grice; Cooperative principle; Non-observances; Meaning in conversation;

    Abstract : When we converse we constantly fail to observe the rules of conversation in order to simplify and make dialogues more effective. The scriptwriters who work with TV shows use non-observances of maxims in order to evoke different feelings from their viewers. READ MORE