Essays about: "the co-operative principle"

Found 5 essays containing the words the co-operative principle.

1. 1. Breaking maxims in a crime drama : A study on non-observances of maxims in crime drama Blindspot

   University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för språkstudier

   Author : Frida Vik; [2021]
   Keywords : conversational maxims; H.P. Grice; implicature; flouting; co-operative principle;

   Abstract : The conversational maxims are guidelines to how a conversation should be conducted, but sometimes these maxims can be broken for different reasons. The aim of this thesis is to identify breakings of the conversational maxims in the crime drama Blindspot and to study which maxims are broken, for what purpose the maxims are broken and if there are any changes to the number of maxims broken between different seasons of the series. READ MORE

3. 2. No Laughing Matter : A study of the use of comedy in public service announcements

   University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad

   Author : Josefin Johansson; [2017]
   Keywords : Public service announcements; Advertisements; Advertising; Semantics; Pragmatics; Ambiguity; The United Kingdom; The United States; Australia;

   Abstract : This essay is a study which is intended to explore how public service announcements in broadcast media use humour as a method of conveying their core messages in a manner which is both memorable and persuasive; to consider why humour is chosen as a strategy; and to identify the similarities and differences in the use of humour in PSAs and commercial broadcast advertising. Six video commercials were analysed in total: three PSAs and three advertisements. READ MORE

4. 3. Terror and Evil in Iraq : A Study of Political Discourse

   University essay from Institutionen för humaniora

   Author : Georgia Dekavalla; [2009]
   Keywords : mental frames; purport; the co-operative principle; maxims of conversation; rhetoric devices; implicature; Iraq; terror; evil;

   Abstract : Abstract This paper aims to determine the validity of the hypothesis that the effective and eloquent use of language can result in shaping beliefs and altering people’s perception of certain phenomena. In order to explore this hypothesis, a speech given by George W. READ MORE

5. 4. Analyses of Financial Viability of Rural Cooperatives (PBS) under Rural Electrification Board of Bangladesh

   University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Sektionen för management

   Author : Rubina Rashid; Riaz ul Hassan; [2007]
   Keywords : Dhaka Electric Supply Authority DESA ; Palli Bidyut Samities PBS ; Bangladesh Power Development Board BPDB ; Rural Electrification Board REB ;

   Abstract : Rural Electrification Board (REB) of Bangladesh was founded in October 1977 as a semi-autonomous government agency reporting to the Ministry of Power Energy and Minerals Resources, which was responsible for electrifying rural Bangladesh. From its beginning it operates several rural electrification program's to use electricity as a means of creating opportunities for improving agricultural production and enhancing socio-economic development in rural areas, whereby there would be improvements in the standard of living and quality of life for the rural people. READ MORE

6. 5. Preliminary rulings and the co-operation between national and European Courts.

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Andreas Norberg; [2006]
   Keywords : EG-rätt; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The topic of this thesis is the preliminary ruling institution found in article 234 EC and especially the obligation of national courts of last instance to refer questions to the Court of Justice in paragraph three of this article. This institution is based on a co-operation between the ECJ and national courts giving each of the two types of courts their own tasks and responsibilities. READ MORE