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VCE Stuff => VCE English Studies => VCE Subjects + Help => VCE English Language => Topic started by: Damo17 on June 04, 2009, 09:08:27 pm

Title: Gricean maxims
Post by: Damo17 on June 04, 2009, 09:08:27 pm

In this in the EL course? Are we able to discuss these when analysing texts if we have very good examples from the text to support these breaches?

The breaking of any of these four maxims are examples of non-standard language, right?

Title: Re: Gricean maxims
Post by: ed_saifa on June 04, 2009, 10:10:13 pm

Grice's maxims are part of the course, under discourse analysis i think.
I remember the lecturer saying that you have to be wary when you discuss it though.

Title: Re: Gricean maxims
Post by: Damo17 on June 04, 2009, 10:15:19 pm

Quote from: ed_saifa on June 04, 2009, 10:10:13 pm

Grice's maxims are part of the course, under discourse analysis i think.
I remember the lecturer saying that you have to be wary when you discuss it though.

Thanks,
Yeah, I thought I would ask since I could not find it in the study design.

What do you mean by "be wary when you discuss it"? Examples of these situations?

Title: Re: Gricean maxims
Post by: ed_saifa on June 04, 2009, 10:21:03 pm

I think he meant that even if someone breaks the maxims, it doesn't mean it's disorderly.

Title: Re: Gricean maxims
Post by: Damo17 on June 04, 2009, 10:27:04 pm

So it really depends on whether by breaking a maxim, the conversation is disrupted or not? Or it does not flow as smoothly as it should?

Title: Re: Gricean maxims
Post by: ed_saifa on June 04, 2009, 10:31:27 pm

Sometimes it might flow even smoother ie lying

Title: Re: Gricean maxims
Post by: Damo17 on June 04, 2009, 10:35:23 pm

Got it, thanks.  ;)