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Appendix A. The Data Sheet of Maxim Flouting Performed by Solomon Northup in 12 Years a Slave Movie
Types of Maxim Flouting: QN :
Quantity QL :
Quality RL :
Relevance MN :
Manner Strategies of Maxim Flouting:
TL : Tautology
OS : Overstatement
US : Understatement
MT : Metaphor
RQ : Rhetorical Question
IR : Irony
Reasons for Maxim flouting: CM :
Competitive CV :
Convivial CL :
Collaborative CF :
Conflictive
No Code Data
Types of Maxim
Flouting Strategies of Maxim
Flouting Reasons for
Maxim Flouting
Explanation QN QL RL MN TL OS US MT RQ IR CM CV CL CF
1 QN01TLCL Northup
Anne Northup
Anne :
: :
: Come, Anne. Jump.
I will not ruin my dress. Catch me
I will catch you, Anne. beat I
will. You will.
√ √
√ Northup and his family walk
together on the street. He helps his wife, Anne, across muck on
the street. Northup flouts maxim of
quantity when he responds to Anne’s request. He provides more
information than is needed. ‘I will catch you, Anne.’ is the required
contribution. The repetition is not needed.
In this exchange, the factor that leads to maxim flouting is
that Northup tries to convince Anne.
2 RL01OSCM Parker
Northup Parker
Anne :
: :
: A new cravat, Solomon? Pure
silk by way of the French. We are in need of a fresh
carry all for the Mrss travels. A years passed? Off to Sandy
Hill? I am.
√ √
√ Northup and his family are at
Mr. Parker’s store. Anne looks over some silks and fabrics. Mr.
Parker offers a new cravat. Here, Northup flouts maxim
of relevance as his response towards Parker’s offer. He is
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No Code Data
Types of Maxim
Flouting Strategies of Maxim
Flouting Reasons for
Maxim Flouting
Explanation QN QL RL MN TL OS US MT RQ IR CM CV CL CF
being irrelevant in the conversation. To be relevant,
Northup should answer it by a yes or no. He should give his answer
about the cravat.
In this case, Northup flouts the maxim since he wants to
refuse the offer. 3 MN01OSCL
Parker Northup
:
: If you would sign our
condolence book. My hope is to find a way to forward it to the
Widow Harrison. Sad days for the nation.
Yes, certainly. Poor Mrs. Harris and her children. I
hope brighter times ahead. √
√ √
Mr. Parker asks Northup to sign the condolence book of the
deceased President of the nation at that time, William Henry
Harrison.
In the conversation, Northup gives an ambiguous expression so
he flouts maxim of manner. The ambiguous expression is ‘I hope
brighter times ahead.’ Whether this hope is for Mrs. Harris and
her children or for the entire nation is that makes it ambiguous.
Here, the maxim flouting happens as Northup conveys his
thinking and his agreement to sign the book.
4 QN02OSCV Northup
Parker Northup
Parker :
: :
: If we could discuss the price...
Forgive me, Mrs. Northup. A customer waits. Welcome, sir.
to a customer Shop well, but mind your wallet.
Ignore the gentlemans nonsense. Now, may I interest
√ √
√ Northup greets a customer
who comes to the store right after him. He greets him casually and
uses some jokes. Actually, he does not know who the customer
is.
Northup flouts maxim of
