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16 Cards in this Set
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The aspects of meaning that do not affect the literal truth of what is being said; these concern things such as choice from words with the same meaning, implications in conversation, and maintaining coherence in conversation
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Pragmatics
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An utterance defined in terms of the intentions of the speaker and the effect that it has on the listener.
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Speech act
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the literal meaning of an utterance
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Locutionary force
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What the speaker is trying to get done with the utterance
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Illocutionary force
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The effect the utterance actually has on the actions and beliefs of the listener
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Perlocutionary force
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Straightforward utterances where the intention of the speaker is revealed in the words
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Direct speech acts
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Require some work on the part of the listener
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Indirect speech acts
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The idea that speaker and listener cooperate to make the conversation meaningful and purposeful.
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cooperative principle
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a rule that helps us to make sense of conversation
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conversation maxim
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make contributions as informative as is required, but no more
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maxim of quantity
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make contribution clear, avoiding obscurity, ambiguity, wordiness and disorder
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maxim of manner
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make contribution relevant to the aims of the conversation
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maxim of relevance
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make contribution true. Don't say anything for which there is a lack of sufficient evidence.
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maxim of quality
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an inference that we make in conversations to maintain the sense and relevance of the conversation
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implicature
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Making sounds, gestures
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back-channel communcation
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'question-answer, greeting-greeting, offer-acceptance
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adjacency pairs
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