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not with any intention of deceiving or misleading, but because the speaker wants to the hearer to look for the meaning which is different from, or in addition to the
expressed meaning. It takes place when individuals deliberately cease to apply the maxims the persuade their listeners to infer the hidden meaning behind the
utterances that is, the speaker employ’’ implicature ‘’S.C Levinson, 1983, p.104. Grundy 2000 states in his book that flouting is a particular silent way of
getting an addressee to draw an inference and hence recover an implicature .p.78. It also said by Cutting 2002 that flouting maxims is when the speakers
appear not to follow the maxim but expect hearers to appreciate the meaning implied p. 37. Thomas stated that flouting maxim occur when speaker blatantly
fails to observe a maxim to the level of what is said, with the deliberate intention of generating an implicature. Thomas, 1995 : 65 .
Usually flouting maxim occurs in daily conversation such as in daily life. But also can be found in movie, novel or short story. It is done by people because
some purposes, such as they want to create a humorous in their communication or they want to say something.
1.3.1 Flouting Maxim of quality
Flouting maxim of quality occur when the speaker says something which is blatantly untrue or for which she lacks evidence Thomas, 1995 : 67.
The participant can be mentioned flouted the maxim of quality when the speaker implies the information which is not suitable with the fact.
A : do you take my book on the table?
B : I don’t take your book
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In this conversation B not give clear answer. Actually B took his book on the table but, he
does not give information clear to A.
2.3.2 Flouting Maxim of quantity
Cutting 2002 stated that ‘’the speaker who flouts the maxim quantity sees to give too little or too much information’’ p.37. It means that
the speaker may give information not as it requires. Example:
Tomi : where do you buy it bag?
Doni : in the supermarket, it is very nice and cheep
Doni answered and he giving all the information that his bag very nice and cheep. Tomi only needs information where the place he buy it bag
but he give more said.
2.3.3 Flouting Maxim of Relation
Cutting 2002 if the speaker flouted the maxim of relation, The speaker expect that the hearers will be able to imagine what the utterance did
not say, and make connection between their utterance and preceding one. The speaker flouted the maxim of relation when heshe does not give a response
within the topic which is being discussed. p. 39. Here the example: Jo
: can you dinner with me this night? Jeni
: I am very tired
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The answered above not connection with the question. So that make the conversation not runs well. Jo asked Jeni that he want to invite her to join
diner with him. But she not answer yes or no but give the reason she is very tired it can conclude that she can’t to join with him.
2.3.4 Flouting Maxim of Manner
