合作原则共包含四大准则, 其下又分为若干小则, 格莱斯曾指出,反语(irony )、隐喻(metaphor)、夸张(hyperbole )和缓叙(meiosis )都会最终导致合作原则的违反现象,现根据四大准则进行举例分析
合作原则 Cooperative Principle(一)量的准则 Maxim of Quantity(1) 所 说 之 话 应 包 含 交 谈 目 的 所 需 要 的 信 息
Make your contribution as informative as is required (for the current purpose of the exchange;(2) 所说之话不应包含超出需要的信息
Do not make your contribution more informative than is required
For example, 1
Earl: I just want to look nice for my son when he comes in
Max: What
I am going to meet your kid
Earl: Well, one of them
Max:“One of them
” How many do you have
Earl: So far
Max: Oh, Earl, I love you
Earl: This is my son, Darius
He is the Chrysler salesman in all of Detroit
And he is my very favorite if he is the one I ’m thinking of
(From Bankruptcy Sisters )Analyze: This is a scene of Bank