conversational maxims
1Gricean maxims — The philosopher Paul Grice proposed four conversational maxims that arise from the pragmatics of natural language. Grice s MaximsMaxim of QualityTruth *Do not say what you believe to be false. *Do not say that for which you lack adequate evidence …
2Politeness maxims — According to Geoffrey Leech, there is a politeness principle with conversational maxims similar to those formulated by Paul Grice. He lists six maxims: tact, generosity, approbation, modesty, agreement, and sympathy. The first and second form a… …
3Information manipulation theory — (IMT)( [http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/preview/0312259492/meetauthor.aspx McCornack] , 1992;( [http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/preview/0312259492/meetauthor.aspx McCornack] , [http://comm.msu.edu/people/faculty/149 Levine] , Torres, Campbell,… …
4Cooperative principle — For the principles governing the functioning of cooperatives, see Rochdale Principles. In social science generally and linguistics specifically, the cooperative principle describes how people interact with one another. As phrased by Paul Grice,… …
5Pragmatics — Linguistics …
6Paul Grice — Herbert Paul Grice (March 13, 1913, Birmingham, England August 28, 1988, Berkeley, California),cite web|url=http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/grice/|title=Paul Grice|publisher=Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy|authors=Richard Grandy and Richard …
7language, philosophy of — Philosophical study of the nature and use of natural languages and the relations between language, language users, and the world. It encompasses the philosophical study of linguistic meaning (see semantics), the philosophical study of language… …
8Conjunction fallacy — The conjunction fallacy is a logical fallacy that occurs when it is assumed that specific conditions are more probable than a single general one. The most often cited example of this fallacy originated with Amos Tversky and Daniel Kahneman:[1]… …
9Interlinguistik — Die Interlinguistik ist eine Teildisziplin der Sprachwissenschaft und beschäftigt sich mit Aspekten der Kommunikation zwischen Sprechern unterschiedlicher Sprachen, Möglichkeiten ihrer Verbesserung und mit internationalen Plansprachen.… …
10Grice, H(erbert)Paul — Grice (grīs), H(erbert) Paul. 1913 1988. British logician best known for his studies of the pragmatics of communication and his theory of conversational maxims. Gricʹe·an (grīʹsē ən) adj. * * * …
