Carl: Hey Carl? Do you want to Nick lane: So, are you going to
Rooney:
Yeah, I asked Carl and he had to say „yes’.
1 Context of situation
Friends of Carl, Rooney is living and maintaining apartments Carl, when Carl goes. Rooney held a public viewing Baseball game between
Nebraska vs. Oklahoma with his friends. When Peter put the bottle is not in place, Rooney had rebuked Peter. But Peter questioned the
warning.
2 Process of maxim of quantity
Rooney rebuked when Peter put something out of place then, Peter asks What do you live here now?
” He utters his question sufficiently. Hearing Peters question, Rooney gives information for the question
was asked by Peter. He said, Yeah, I asked Carl and he had to say yes. Based on Rooneys statement when he asked Carl and he had to
say yes, the writer Identifies that Rooney gives his informative contribution sufficiently for the current purpose of the conversation and
he does not mean to violate the maxim, the writer concludes that the speakers obey this maxim well.
Datum III Wesley:
Carl. Wesley T. Parker. V.P. Brea Fed Savings.
Carl: Pleasure to meet you.
1 Context of situation
Wesley was on duty, came to the branch of bank he managed. He met Carl to have business meeting which this was the first time they
met. Carl came into the waiting room, afterwards Wesley introduced
himself to Carl with shaking hands.
2 Process of maxim of quantity
Wesley was warmly welcomed by Carl and said Carl, Wesley T. Parker. V.P. Saving Brea Fed Saving, the information presented was
quite understandable and appropriate about the context, Carl just said Pleasure to meet you to show his understand about the greeting he
said so. Carl expressed a simple response to answer Wesley. The writer assumes the information conveyed by Wesley contributed to Carl, this
is in line with Grice‟s principles of cooperation.