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October 10 th, 2013

Dear Students,

As I told you last Monday, these

are the questions that are going

to guide chapter 5: cooperation

and implicature.

The questions do not have to be sent.

Keep them in your files.

Ch. 5

Cooperatio

n and

implic

ature

George yule

Question # 1

Expressions like «Business is business» are called ______________.

What does the speaker intend to do with this type of expression?

Question # 2

What do implicatures refer to?

Question # 3

When the author talks about cooperative principle, he proposes four subprinciples called maxims. Name and explain them.

Question # 4

What do hedges consist on?

Question # 5The author states that there are hedges for each maxim. Give one example of each one.

Quality:Quantity:Relation:Manner:

Question # 6

Which are the two types of implicatures? Mention the main characteristic that identifies each one..

The following videos are for

you to have a clear idea of

what maxims consist on.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YRMgGC

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oI9tFOcV

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Remember that I will be at the

office at the time we have class

to discuss about these topics.

Hope to see you there.

Regards,

Clara