Nadelyn Pichardo Ling 100 800 Perkins 4 4 13 Example Pragmatics The study of language context what s happening being assumed around language that makes language make sense Freedom to buy and consume enormous sugary beverages OR Freedom to raise healthy children fallacy of false bifurcation false dichotomy Assumption parents in NYC are idiots irresponsible lazy Utterance what we actually say Interference implication what we interpret intend Felicity appropriateness in context Infelicity inappropriateness in context Conversation Analysis Maxims H Paul Grice Cooperative Principles what makes conversations work Maxim of Quality Don t lie intentionally don t make claims beyond evidence Maxim of Relevance Relation be relevant Maxim of Quantity be as informative as required Maxim of Matter Avoid obscurity ambiguity be brief and organized rules can be violated under some circumstances humor effect emphasis intentional violations are called flouting the maxims Relationships between among utterranries and implicatures 1 Entailment x required y 2 Implications x makes y more likely Real world knowledge specific situation knowledge Speech Act Theory Searle Types of Utterances Assertions Orders Quotations Promises Questions Threats Requests Jokes emote confirmation Performativite Utterances Words make it so I now pronounce you husband and wife Direct Utterances lower politeness what time is it Shut the window Indirect Utterances higher politeness Do you know what time it is It s cold in here 1 Shut the window 2 Please shut the window 3 Shut the window please 4 Could you shut the window please 5 Would you mind shutting the window It s cold in here passive aggression 6 Presuppositions underlying assumptions Existence because of relevance quality manner Real world knowledge Common rules Triggered by words phrases context prosody Presuppositional accommodation works as long as we re making the same assumption