Felicity & Cooperative Principle

Felicity conditions refer to the conditions that must be in place and the criteria that must be satisfied for a speech act to achieve its ____________

Sincerity conditions refer to the conditions that must be fulfilled if the act is said to be carried out ____________.

__________ felicity conditions are conditions where the authority of the speaker and the circumstances of the speech act are appropriate.

_____________ felicity conditions are conditions where the speaker intends that an utterance be acted upon by the addressee

1. Act: apologizing

Condition: the speaker must be responsible for the thing apologized for.

This is:

• Felicity condition

• Sincerity condition

1. Act: congratulating

Condition: the speaker thinks the event accomplished by the hearer is very good or noteworthy

This is:

• Felicity condition

• Sincerity condition

1. Act: accusing

Condition: the speaker must think that the person accused actually did the deed

This is:

• Felicity condition

• Sincerity condition

1. Act: thanking
   Condition: the hearer must have done something on behalf of the speaker

This is:

• Felicity condition

• Sincerity condition

1. Act: offering

Condition: the hearer must not already have the thing offered

This is:

• Felicity condition

• Sincerity condition

The maxim of manner: be ____________