Non-observance of Gricean maxims in family dinner table conversation

Journal of Pragmatics

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 1206-1238

  Brumark, Åsa ^a  

^a SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Family discourse; Flouts; Gricean maxims; Indirect speech; Irony and sarcasm; Joke; Pragmatic socialization

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745189640     PISSN: 03782166     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pragma.2005.03.014     Document Type: Article

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