Essays about: "Grice’s maxims"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 essays containing the words Grice’s maxims.

1. 1. Public Communication in a Pandemic : Language in COVID‐19 public health advertising

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Akademin för lärande, humaniora och samhälle

   Author : Petra Rindby; [2023]
   Keywords : COVID-19; pragmatics; speech act theory; cooperative principle; implicature; Gricean maxims; advertising; PSA; public information; COVID-19; pragmatik; talakter; samarbetsprincipen; kommunikation; reklam; samhällsinformation;

   Abstract : This linguistic study in the field of pragmatics looked at the language used by public health authorities in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States to inform citizens about COVID-19 in 2020 and 2021. It made a qualitative analysis of advertisements that were posted on Instagram by the Department of Health and Aged Care, the National Health Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in relation to COVID-19 during this time frame. READ MORE

3. 2. Conversational Implicature for Language Teachers: Reading between the lines in John Marsden's Tomorrow, when the war began

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för engelska; Lunds universitet/Engelska

   Author : Alva Thyr; [2023]
   Keywords : Grice’s maxims; conversational implicature; Grice s theory; reading between the lines; teaching reading; English teaching; Languages and Literatures;

   Abstract : The aim of this study is to investigate how John Marsden’s Tomorrow, when the war began (1993) could be used for reading-between-the-lines practice in the English language classroom. It answers questions relating to how reading between the lines can be understood in relation to Grice’s cooperative principle, the effects of implicature in the text and how teachers can use this information to facilitate reading between-the-lines practice. READ MORE

4. 3. Understanding Robots : The Effects of Conversational Strategies on the Understandability of Robot-Robot Interactions from a Human Standpoint

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

   Author : Hung Chiao Chen; Saskia Weck; [2020]
   Keywords : human-robot interaction; understandability; conversational strategy; Grice’s maxims of informativeness; människa-robot kommunikation; förståelse; konversationsstrategi; Grices princip för informativitet;

   Abstract : As the technology develops and robots are integrating into more and more facets of our lives, the futureof human-robot interaction may take form in all kinds of arrangements and configurations. In this study, we examined the understandability of di erent conversational strategies in robot-robot communication from a human-bystander standpoint. READ MORE

5. 4. Gricean Maxims in the TV Series The Office : An analysis of the character Dwight regarding failure to observe Gricean maxims

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

   Author : Johan Lööf; [2018]
   Keywords : humor; The Office; Grice s maxims; conversational maxims; violation of maxims.; humor; The Office; Grices maximer; Grices samtalsmaximer; överträdelse av maximer.;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to analyze the rule breaking of Gricean conversational Maxims and how it is used in the TV series The Office. The character Dwight has been in focus, and the main goal of this study is to find out if and how he violates the Gricean Maxims in conversations. READ MORE

6. 5. “Ooooh, so strong” : Ironic Responses to Donald Trump’s Presidential Tweets

   University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur

   Author : Filip Eneroth; [2017]
   Keywords : Trump; verbal irony; Twitter; maxims of conversation; echoic interpretation; Trump; verbal ironi; Twitter; konversationsmaximer; echoic interpretation;

   Abstract : After Donald Trump won the presidency, his use of social media has gotten massive attention because of its incredibly inappropriate content. Many people question how appropriate his use of Twitter is, and in the linguistic field prominent voices point out that the former businessman does not have the skills to speak; he only talks (McWhorter, 2017). READ MORE