Pragmatics Theory- Conversational Implicature

What is the primary focus of pragmatics in linguistics?

• Study of word meanings

• Study of language sounds

• Study of language use in context

• Study of sentence structure

Which of the following best defines pragmatics?

• The study of language sounds and their production

• The study of sentence structure and grammar rules

• The study of word meanings and their origins

• The study of language use in context and its effects on meaning

What role does context play in pragmatics?

• Context helps in understanding the intended meaning of utterances

• Context has no impact on language interpretation

• Context is only important in written language

• Context is relevant only in formal settings

Which theory emphasizes the cooperative nature of communication and is central to pragmatics?

How many maxims are there regarding the Gricean cooperative principle?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What maxim discusses about making your contribution as informative as required and no more?

• Quality

• Quantity

• Manner

• Relation

What maxim discusses about trying to be relevant and says things that are pertinent to the discussion?

• Quality

• Manner

• Quantity

• Relation

What is the Gricean Maxim that break in this conversation?

Person A: "Let's talk about our travel plans for the weekend."

Person B: "I need a haircut."

• Relation

• Manner

• Quantity

• Quality

What type of implicature is used in this utterance?

“John is poor, but he is happy.”

• conversational implicature

• conventional implicature

Conventional implicature involves …….

• cooperative principles

• 4 maxims

• cue words like “and, but, even,..."

• Manner, quality, relation, quantity