and have a way out of this problem.
b. Process of Violation
Karen’s remark actually responses Patricia’s remark, however, Karen does not give a relevant response to Patricia. Since, there seems the
conversation jump into another topic then it violates the maxim of relevant. While in the conversation, Karen allows herself in getting
another subject of conversation that is legitimately change.
c. Implicature
Karen implies that she does not have any idea about Patricia’s story and she has another subject that also needs to share.
4. The maxim of Manner’s violation
Datum I
Frick: Gladamettu. Slightly pause. How do you find it here? Leroy: I guess they do a good job
Frick: Surprisingly well kept for a state institution Leroy: Oh-ya.
Frick: Awful lot of colored, though, ain’t there?
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a. Context of Situation
Leroy and Frick comment about the medical hospital where their wife was treated. Frick and Leroy have their own comment but each of them
still wants to get to know about another comment.
b. Process of Violation
At the most literal level of meaning I guess means I’m not really sure; giving an answer without being sure. People often think I guess as having
the secondary meaning I think. In other case, it counts as a pseudo-turn in the interaction, by not advancing the conversation further through flouting
the maxim of manner to be ‘avoids obscurity expression’. Leroy implies that he does not know much and he himself does not
sure about the quality of hospital service to the patient. His remark builds Frick thought about the uncertainty of the fact of the service through
surprisingly and awful lot of colored. Leroy’s remark contributes in the
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giving idea that is not clear, therefore difficult to make a clear and exact conclusion. Leroy does not give clear about what contribution he is
making about. In short, this use of I guess always works in this way, it has become conventionalized, and no longer requires an inference procedure
for the implicature to be recovered.
c. Implicature
Here, Leroy implicates the service given is good even though the facility still was not complete.
Group B. In which there is a clash with another maxim 1.
Violate maxim of quantity in clash with maxim of manner Data I
Leroy: Well, I am too. They’re wonderful kids. Frick: They still very young?
Leroy: Five to nineteen. But they all pitch in. everything’s clean, house runs like a ship.
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a. Context of Situation
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