89 and Cameron could go get, that is, go EAT somewhere for a date in order that he
could be more intimate with her. Chase’s unfinished request is unintended, but
Cameron’s U23.1 is not. U23.1 clearly shows that Cameron was picking up on Chase’s intention and was refusing him in the full knowledge of that, or i.e.
she does not want to date him . This analysis is confirmed with Chase not
protesting Cameron’s interruption and sporting the face of a turned-down admirer instead.
C. Summary of Analysis
The analyses of all 49 utterances have yielded different sorts of implicatures, depending on the contexts. It was immediately apparent, however, that the
utterances have distinct characteristics in how they flout certain maxims. The following maxim-by-maxim summary will describe these characteristics briefly
and will also list and count the utterances flouting a maxim. It will begin from the maxim that is flouted the most and end with the maxim that is flouted the least.
1. Maxim of Quality
Utterances in “Occam’s Razor” mostly flout this maxim by the use of irony or sarcasm. Characters would say one thing that is obviously false to lead people to
think that the opposite is true. Sometimes, the utterance would exaggerate or tone down their sentence to convey more subtle messages, as in Wilson’s U21.2
U21.3. The discrepancy of between what is spoken and the reality of things often makes the utterance sound funny, although the gravity of the situation could
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90 simply render the humour facetious as in U07.1. This discrepancy also seems to
give additional edge in mockeries, making them sound more contemptuous. Meanwhile, the use of sarcasm in an argument between House and Cuddy in
dialogue 16 makes the argument sound less hostile to both House and Cuddy, although the tension and animosity is clearly apparent.
Utterances:
U01.1, U01.2, U01.3, U01.04, U02.3, U02.4, U02.5, U02.6, U03.1, U04.1, U06.1, U7.01, U09.1, U11.1, U12.1, U12.4, U13.1, U14.1, U14.2, U15.1,
U16.3, U16.8, U17.1, U19.1, U19.2, U20.1, U20.2, U21.2, U21.3
Count:
29 utterances
2. Maxim of Relevance
Utterances that flout this maxim in “Occam’s Razor” generally rely on context for it to be successful. In determining implicatures of this sort of flouting, characters
seem refer to recent events or utterances or interactions to “fill in the gap” and determine the most likely connection that a relevance-flouting utterance has with
the current dialogue. All who are familiar with the context of a relevance-flouting utterance seem to be
able to instantly establish its relevance. Indeed, context seems to contribute into the dialogues so well that speakers no longer need to explain the relevance of their
utterances for hearers to be able to accurately infer its relevance with minimal processing. There is a big indication that with regular use among speakers of a
community, the practice of flouting relevance could even become a convention.
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91 Some irrelevant utterances are also made to reflect the irrelevance of the utterance
prior to them, as in U08.1.
Utterances: U02.1, 02.5, U02.6, U05.1, U08.1, U10.1, U12.2, U12.3, U12.4,
U16.1, U16.4, U16.6, U16.7, U18.1, U18.3, U19.1, U20.3, U22.1
Count: 18 utterances
3. Maxim of Quantity
