24. Data 24
I’d like some vitamins for my son.” “Vitamin A, B, or C?” asked the pharmacist. “It doesn’t matter, he can’t
read yet.”
The writer wants to buy vitamins for his son. The pharmacist asks the writer which vitamin he wants to, whether vitamin A, B or C. The writer pleased
her to choose any vitamin since his son is not able to read yet. In other words, he needs the vitamins to make his son is able to read.
The writer’s utterance in 24 violates maxim of relevant since the writer gives irrelevant information to the pharmacist. He asks the pharmacist some
vitamins which make his son can read as son is still kid, under five years old. Generally people buy vitamins for supplement of the children.
The utterance which violates maxim of relevant is caused conversational implicature. The inference of the violation above can be concluded that the
father’s of his son thinks there is vitamin that can make his son read in his kid’s age.
25. Data 25
A man wanting to borrow another man’s newspaper asks, “Are you finished?” The other man replies, “No, I’m Norwegian.”
Once, a man wants to borrow another man’s newspaper. He is curious about the newest news. The another man thinks that man asks him where he is
from and wants to make a small talk. The utterance “No, I’m Norwegian” in data 25 has an assertive function
which means he is from Norwegia, not from Finnish. His utterance violates maxim of relevant, it’s misunderstanding. The man also wants to read newspaper, but the
another man doesn’t pay attention to that man’s question. He is too serious to read newspaper, so he gives unexpected answer to that man. He didn’t give answer
what the man means. He thinks that man asks if he is from Finnish while that man asks another man if he finishes from reading newspaper. He should answer Yes or
No to that man. The utterance which violates relation maxim causes conversational
implicature. The inference of the violation above can be concluded that there is miscommunication or misunderstanding between two men who wants to read the
newspaper.
26. Data 26
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