UNIVERSIDAD
METROPOLITANA
Facultad de Ciencias y Artes ; ov
Departamento de ings Ny, Vohoat
Coordinacién de Linguistica ) . A,
Estudios del Discurso (FPTLI11)
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Prof. Vanessa Courleander Uh
‘SPEECH ACTS, COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE, IMPLICATURES
|.-Fill out the following chart with the information required:
Sentence Giradure ] Drectspeech act ] indirect speech act | Expat or
(any) implicit?
Frease sk down ae 7 oi
Senger Qed | expe -
‘Can you carry this bag? .
Aotewoath 4 | Bier pby | Inaba
Tam hunery. qecov es rogvess POs spas
(husband says to wife hy S40)
after coming from work)
You brought the candles.
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(wife says to husband
while preparing cake for
son's birthday)
T wil finish this
tomorrow,
Tpromise | wil finish this
tomorrow.
Do you know what the
homework is?
en
(absent student says to
classmate)
command you to do
this.
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|. Which of the four maxims are violated the five dialogues below.
{Quantity | Manner | Quality | Relation
x ‘Mom: What did you think of lunior’s childish behavior last niht?
Dad: Well, boys willbe boys °C upg al aati nfo
x Student A: Do you lke Linguistics?
‘Student 8: Well, let’s just say | don’t jump for joy before class.
“Student: | was absent on Monday - did | miss anything |
important?
in ass
Student Can you tel me where the lecture 5?
x XX _| student 8:11 oom 254, the room in wich | had my Fst
university dass ever.
Ill, Determine the implicatures (if any) realized in the following short interactions. Identify the
maxims violated or flouted.
1. Carol: Are you coming to the party ronan
2s eponeam gory of i
She's rot dying, to 2 port)
2.4: Do you know where Mah /
a re eretunnyath her out sn aitcome (Lbe clecan A> Pemou/ whore Marty a)
(> prevention Hani of lotion
5 Sara is marted and has two children, ges 7 and 4 Ina conversation about her father-inaw inthe
Gar of her children, she Prado tohim as theYirst generation gd to her children as the’ yg generation”
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4. A: Who was that man I saw you with yesterday?
Teeroitliinal Haseins 4.0 panne; She’, heon
_theewes arwol avin Pupusa, (S04 Beli HCC ecewth
{single sheet wrapped around his waist, says: Do you think you could get me a thinner: sheet? I'm not sure
oo can see through this one.
converging 1 tal Laphioaturs Manin af dually;6. &: Have you been married before? powvar (
8: Te things that rm lrg oie .
/oconvutatlonal Manian -0f ation;
7. Diane: Don’t you think John is a wonderful guy?
ee Yeah, he’s about as sensitive as Rambo.
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[TEAS dating: No coksronc jp. Dug!
11, Reem: | am thé top of my class.
Gate Yeah, and am tte aveep of Erland! Fay! Ayth p ,
12, Dad: Let’s buy something for the children
Doniioatinal. Lannt Bo ohecure,
|v. Complete activities 1 - 3 in your "Questionaires” handout, page 16 (Speech Acts, indirect
Speech Acts, The cooperative Principle)
References:
Exercises taken from
http://www. lexical-resource-semantics.de/wiki/index.php/Exercise_Implicatures
htto://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/mayabumelha/Pages/ENG323exercises.aspx