Gricean maxims
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Gricean maxims are a set of conversational principles proposed by philosopher H. P. Grice that explain how speakers and listeners cooperate to communicate meaning effectively and implicature beyond literal words.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conversational principle set
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philosophy of language concept ⓘ pragmatics concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
conversation
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spoken discourse ⓘ written discourse ⓘ |
| assumes |
cooperative speakers
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rational listeners ⓘ |
| concerns |
clarity of expression
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how much information to provide ⓘ relevance of contributions ⓘ truthfulness in conversation ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
cultural bias
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limited applicability to non-literal language ⓘ overemphasis on cooperation ⓘ |
| describedIn | Logic and Conversation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
linguistics
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philosophy of language ⓘ pragmatics ⓘ |
| hasInterpretation |
descriptive model of conversational behavior
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normative rule set ⓘ |
| hasPart |
maxim of manner
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maxim of quality ⓘ maxim of quantity ⓘ maxim of relation ⓘ |
| influenced |
AI dialogue systems
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cooperative dialogue design ⓘ pragmatic models of communication ⓘ relevance theory NERFINISHED ⓘ theories of implicature ⓘ |
| namedAfter | H. P. Grice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | cooperative principle ⓘ |
| proposedBy | H. P. Grice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1975 ⓘ |
| purpose |
explain conversational implicature
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explain cooperative communication ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
conversational implicature
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cooperative principle ⓘ pragmatic inference ⓘ relevance theory ⓘ speech act theory ⓘ |
| usedIn |
artificial intelligence
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communication studies ⓘ computational linguistics ⓘ conversation analysis ⓘ discourse analysis ⓘ philosophical analysis of language ⓘ pragmatic analysis ⓘ |
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