1.

What is Cooperative principle, give Example, why do participant need to

have cooperative principle when interact with others?
Content Theory Conclusion
Definition of Erlinda (2014), cooperative Cooperative principle is
Cooperative principle is both people in a a part of pragmatic that
principles conversation are cooperating. discuss about principle,
basic, general rule in
Herbert Paul Grice, developed a communication and
mode of interaction for interaction.
successful communication
called the Cooperative Principle
(CP) and its maxims based on
ordinary language philosophy.
Grice (1989) in Herawati (2013)
states the Cooperative Principle
as follows: “Make your
conversational contribution such
as is required, at the stage at
which it occurs, by the accepted
purpose or direction of talk
exchange in which you are
engaged.”

Zhou (2009) The Cooperative

Principle by American linguist
Grice is one of the major
principles guiding people’s
communication.

Grice first set out the

Cooperative Principle (CP) as a
general rule of conversation in
which interlocutors are expected
to follow (Thomas, 1995;
 Wardhough, 2002;
Lindblom, 2006; Mey, 2006) in
Nugraha (2017).

Example For example:

When people talk the message to be conveyed is able to
be understood and does not fail to understand.

why do Participant need to have cooperative principle when

participant need interact with other because in communication already a rule
to have in communication. If in communication people don’t use the
cooperative rule, misunderstanding will happen, like make other person
principle when offended or difference perception occur.
interact with
others?

2. What is conversational Maxims? What is The Maxim Used For? Should a

speaker need to consider conversational maxims in social Interaction? Why or
Why not.
Content Theory Conclusion
What is conversational Erlinda (2014) maxims Maxims is a rule for
maxims are we-well known successful when people
phrase that expresses a doing conversation
general truth about life using language that
or a rule about behavior. expresses a general
truth about life.
Maxims Used For According to Erlinda Maxims used for:
(2014) there are types 1. Maxims as a rules in
of conversational communication
maxims: 2. Maxims used for
1. Quantity Maxims: Successful in
constribution as communication.
informative as requires, 3. To know
don’t more informative communication limit/
 than is require. 4. Use for make
2. Quality maxims: use connected conversation.
to indicate that what 5. Use for clearly
we’re saying may not be conversation.
totally accurate.
3. Relation Maxims: use
for make relevant to
what being said. Or
mention some
connected information
during conversation.
4. Manner Maxims: use
for that word must be
clear or easy to
understand
(perspicuous)
Should a speaker need Yes, because many people often fail in
to consider communication because they not follow the rule in
conversational maxims conversation that sometime make other people
in social Interaction? misunderstand,different perception and offended. If
people guided any kind of maxims, they can solve
some problem and then successful in doing
conversation and communication.

3. What is Observable maxims? What is main characteristic to recognize

observable maxims?
Content Theory Conclusion
What is Observable
maxims
4. What is main
characteristic to
recognize observable
maxims?
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