which means he is from Norwegia, not from Finnish. His utterance violates maxim of relevant, it’s misunderstanding. The man also wants to read newspaper, but the
another man doesn’t pay attention to that man’s question. He is too serious to read newspaper, so he gives unexpected answer to that man. He didn’t give answer
what the man means. He thinks that man asks if he is from Finnish while that man asks another man if he finishes from reading newspaper. He should answer Yes or
No to that man. The utterance which violates relation maxim causes conversational
implicature. The inference of the violation above can be concluded that there is miscommunication or misunderstanding between two men who wants to read the
newspaper.
26. Data 26
To get some feedback from grade to students. During my first year of teaching, asked them to answer a short–teacher–evaluation
questionnaire had prepared. One question was “what do you like best about this teacher? “An answer of note was” Her red shoes”.
Once, the teacher asks students to fill the questionnaire. She explains that questionnaire intends to evaluate their teacher for a year she has been teaching.
After they finishes filling the questionnaire, there is one noted “Her red shoes” from the question “What do you like best about this teacher?”. The question is not
so specific and makes the student giving the irrelevant answer. The students’ utterance “her red shoes” has declarative function which
describe the students admire or like the teacher’s shoes. It violates maxim of
relevance because they don’t answer the question which is available in questionnaire appropriately. The teacher wants the students give response or
answer to the question “What do you like best about this teacher?” appropriately. But the students give response based on her performance not based on her ability
during the class. The utterance which violates maxim of relevance causes conversational
implicature. The inference of the violation can be concluded that the students like her red shoes which she often uses in a classroom. They judge that her shoes are
pretty good and make her performance become charming. The student prefers focusing much on the teacher’s performance to the way of her teaching.
27. Data 27
Parents of secondary-school students are asked to fill in enrollment forms with such data as the student’s address, birth
date, religion, etc. One question call for, “Language spoken at home.” One form returned with the question answered, “Decent.”
Parents want to enroll their children to the secondary school. The first requirement they must fulfill is filling the form. There are some questions they
must answer in it. Those questions are about the student’s address, birth date, religion, etc. Then the data are collected and checked. After reading them, there is
a funny answer from the question call for, “Language spoken at home”. The utterance “Descend” has assertive function since it is meant to
assert that their child usually use courteous language at home. It violates relation maxim because they don’t answer the question appropriately. They should answer
whether their child speaks Indonesia, Spanish or English at home. It may be that it’s the first time for them to fill the form or perhaps they are lack of education.
The utterance which violates maxim of relevance causes conversational implicature. The inference of the violation can be concluded that their child
usually use courteous language at home. They don’t mention exactly what language that they use at home frequently.
28. Data 28
