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    Coherence In a normal conversation, we always take part in conversational interactions. The way we expect our conversational partner to obey is the principle called "Gricean Maxims" coherence is the ability to create meaningful connections that are not actually expressed by the words and sentences.

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    Coherence In a normal conversation, we always take part in conversational interactions. The way we expect our conversational partner to obey is the principle called "Gricean Maxims" coherence is the ability to create meaningful connections that are not actually expressed by the words and sentences.

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    7/19/2012

    Coherence

    Coherence
    Whatmakeswordsandstructuresfittogether
    wellisthepeople,uswhomakesenseofwhatwe
    readandhear.
    To
    Toarriveaninterpretationreliesonour
    arrive an interpretation relies on our
    experienceofthewaytheworldis.
    Whenwereadorhearsomething,wetrytomake
    thetextfitsomesituationorexperiencethatcan
    associateorincoperate allthedetails.

    Coherence
    Wewillcreatemeaningfulconnectionsthat
    arenotactuallyexpressedbythewordsand
    sentences.
    Thisprocessisnotlimitedtotryingto
    understandoddtexts,butitseemstobe
    involvedinourinterpretationofalldiscourse.

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    Coherence
    Inanormalconversation,wealwaystakepart
    inconversationalinteractions.
    Often
    Often,whatismeantisnotactuallypresentin
    what is meant is not actually present in
    whatissaid.
    Weusuallyanticipateeachothersintentions
    thatmakesthiscomplexprocess
    unremarkableorunimportant.

    Coherence
    Considertheexample,
    Her:Thatsthephonecall.
    Him:Iminthebath.
    Her:O.K.

    Coherence
    Thereisnocohesivetieswithinthediscourse.
    Howcanwemakesenseofwhattwopeople
    i h i
    inthesituation?
    i ?
    Weuseourexperiencetointerpretthe
    discourse.

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    Coherence
    Tounderstandthissituation,wecandrawthe
    conversationalactionsperformedbythe
    speakersintheinteractions.
    Shemakesarequestofhimtoperformanaction.
    Hestatesareasonwhyhecannotcomplywith
    request.
    Sheundertakestoperformaction.

    Coherence
    Thisprovesthatthelanguageusersmusthave
    alotofknowledgeofhowtheconversation
    works.
    Thisknowledgeisbeyondthelinguistics
    knowledge,itiscalledencyclopedic
    knowledgeorworldknowledge.

    A:?
    B:

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    TheCooperativePrinciple

    Thecooperativeprinciple
    Inaconversation,theparticipantsexchangeortake
    turnorcooperatewitheachother.
    Thewayweexpectourconversationalpartnertoobey
    istheprinciplecalledGricean Maxims.(maxim=
    )
    Itispurposedbythephilosopher,PaulGrice.

    Gricean Maxims


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    Gricean Maxims
    1.Thequantitymaxim:makeyour
    contributionasinformativeasisrequired,but
    notmore,orless,thanisrequired.

    Gricean Maxims
    2.Thequalitymaxim:donotsaythatwhich
    youbelievetobefalseorforwhichyoulack
    adequateevidence.


    Gricean Maxims
    3.Therelationmaxim:Berelevant.


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    Gricean Maxims
    4.Themannermaxim:beclear,brief,andorderly.

    (violationof
    Gricean Maxims)


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    .


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    Oh,asandwichisasandwich.

    Hedges
    Hedgesarewordsorphraseusedtoindicate
    thatwerenotreallysurethatwhatwere
    sayingissufficientlycorrectorcomplete.
    Sortof,kindof
    Hishairwaskindoflong.
    Thebookcoverissortofyellow.

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    AsfarasIknow,.
    Now,correctmeifImwrong,but..
    Imnotabsolutelysure,but..

    Think
    Feel
    Possiblethat
    May
    could

    Jasonisguilty.
    IthinkitspossiblethatJasonmaybeguilty.

    Implicature
    Implicature referstoanadditionalconveyed
    meaning.

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    Gricean Maxims

    Maxims

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