浙江外国语学院英文学院 《英语语言学概论》复习题集
B: A fine day, isn’t it?
In the dialogue between A and B, B’s answer flouts which of the four maxims of CP?
A. The maxim of quantity B. The maxim of quality C. The maxim of manner D. The maxim of relation
IV. Answer the following questions.
1. According to Austin, what are the three acts a person is possibly performing while making an utterance. Give an example.
2. What are the four maxims of the CP? Try to give your own examples to show how flouting these maxims gives rise to conversational implicature?
3. What is pragmatic failure? Try to find instances of pragmatic failure in the English used by Chinese learners of English.
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