The Data Description The grice’s cooperative principle in transcript of beyoncé interview on piers morgan tonight

BEYONCE: Had nothing to do with it. MORGAN: A coincidence. BEYONCE: Yes, just a coincidence These utterances formed a maxim of quantity. In the beginning of the show, Morgan was greeting Beyoncé by asking her about what Beyoncé did last night before she attended there the talk show. She was in Glastonbury as performer which it was her first time to show up there. Morgan said the fact that Beyoncé was at Glastonbury, and he expected Beyoncé just said “yes” to verify his statement. But, Beyoncé blatantly ignore the statement which is Beyoncé unobserving maxim of quantity by saying “had nothing to do with it”. Morgan concluded Beyoncé’s answer with “coincidence” for agreeing her statement. Beyoncé did flouting a maxim of quantity because Beyoncé gave information more than or even did not as required. These can be defined as implicature when she said “had nothing to do with it” because she knew that Morgan must be already knew what she did last night and at first she thought that she had no plan to come on the show then. Data 2: Flouting maxim of quantity MORGAN: Can we expect the little patter of little Beyonce and Jay-Zs? BEYONCE: Only God knows. MORGAN: Would you mind asking him to tell me? BEYONCE: I will. Well have a conversation. Ill whisper, but you cant tell anybody else. According to the question, this dialogue formed a maxim of quantity. Morgan was asking a question that requiring ‘yes’ or ‘no’ answer , yet Beyonce gave the flouted respond. In this context, Morgan was asking Beyonce about how people’s or even his expectation to Beyonce and Jay-Z’s mariage life. The expected answer should be ’yes’ or ‘no’, but Beyonce did not, she flouted Morgan’s question. Beyonce could give an obvious and surely answer for that. Beyonce would be has to asnwer it by yes or no. Implicature happened in Beyonce’s utterance “only God knows” that she intended to be down to earth and keep her fame-image safe by not overconfidence about anything she or people may think, she could not give any promises about her marriage, just keep let it flowing. Data 3: Flouting maxim of quality MORGAN: What made you think that was the right one for me. BEYONCE: Its all about the color. Its a beautiful day, the warmest day here. MORGAN: Its the warmest day in Britain for five years. You brought the heat, lady.