there were no beers in a fridge. This conversation cooperated between the speaker and the hearer because they said it briefly and orderly.
Datum II Rooney:
Yo, Carl. We’re hitting the clubs. We have a case of Red Bull.
Gonna pull an all-nighter, you down?
Carl: Yeah
1 Context Situation
Carl was getting ready to sleep, after set the alarm and turned off the lights. Carl started to close his eyes and suddenly his cell phone
rang and he immediately picked up the telephone.
2 Process of maxim of manner
The conversation was occurring between Rooney and Carl on phone. Rooney called Carl for something to do, immediately when
Carl was ready on phone Rooney explained in detail, direct, clear, orderly and brief Yo, Carl. Were hitting the clubs. We have a case of
Red Bull. Gonna pull an all-nighter, you down? Heard Rooney‟s
explanations Carl said no words just Yeah to show his agreement, at once he get out of bed to rush headed to Rooney. The writer considers
that Rooney did the maxim of Manner from Grice‟s principle of
cooperation.
2. The flouts of Cooperative Principles
a. The maxim of quantity’s flouts
Datum I Flyer guy:
A good show tonight. Come check us out. Hey man, want
to rock out tonight?
Flyer guy:
Oh, it’s you. Let me guess, no?
Carl :
Yes.
Flyer guy: Yes?
Carl :
No, I meant „yes’ to your „no’
1 Context of situation
On the sidewalk a Flyer guy was yelling to promote and distributing flyers for a concert at the nearby café. Carl was coming
out of a supermarket and went to his office, passing the flyer guy. Then, the flyer guy was offering him to join the concert.
2 Process of flouting
Carls utterance above is considered as flouting the maxim of quantity. Carl, who flouted the maxim of quantity, Seemed to give
little information than was needed. Flyer guy invited Carl pessimistically. He said oh, its you. Let me guess, No? . Flyer guy
handed out flyers and invited Carl to come in through the concert, Carl was being a little informative. According to the cooperative principle,
and if he was going to make-cooperative conversation, he did not just say Yes. Because Carl provided lack of information, the flyer guy
didn‟t understand so he questioned from the word yes. Carl explained by saying No, I meant yes to your no. In sum, this maxim has been
flouted by Carl.
3 Implicature
When Carl flouted the maxim of quantity, there is an implicature inside it. Carl was in a hurry and he actually did want to
come to the concert but Carl said so that he approved the statement of the flyer guy. Because of the delivery of Carl was unclear, the flyer
guy was thinking Carl should come in to the concert.
Datum II Peter
:
Do you even know my fiance‟s last name?
Carl :
Yeah, Fisher. Fishman.
Wait.... Fish wall?.
Peter : You think her name is Lucy Fish Wall?
Carl
: No, that‟s wrong.
