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  1. Bliss @[email protected] ·

    I forgot #Grice's #maxims until @manlycoffee tooted about it. #cooperative #conversation

    Found this #fascinating study titled "Preschoolers Can Recognize Violations of the #Gricean Maxims." #psychology

    The authors provide a succinct summary of the maxims; TLDR is:

    Maxims of Quality
    1. Be truthful
    2.Only say that for which you have adequate evidence

    Maxims of Quantity
    1. Provide as much information as required
    2. Do not provide more information than is required

    Maxim of Relation
    Be relevant

    Maxims of Manner
    1. Avoid ambiguity
    2, Avoid obscure expressions
    3, Be logical in order of expression
    4. Avoid superfluous expressions

    Source: ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/

    #cooperative #conversation #fascinating #grice #maxims #gricean
  2. Andrew Perfors @[email protected] ·

    The adorable and frustrating thing about conversing with small #children is that they do not yet understand the #Gricean maxim of quantity.

    #children #gricean