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Grice's maxims in translation

Judy. Chenjie 1155054507

Grice's Maxims

Question

communication

When people communicate, they exchange information. When a conversation is taking place between two persons they are depending on some common guidelines in order to get the most out of the communication.

Grice in Yule, 1996

verbal

NON-VERBAL

“Grice’s maxims seem to reflect directly notions which are known to be valued in the English-speaking world, for instance sincerity, brevity and relevance.” (Baker 1992: 237)

Consider Grince’s maxims with relation to the language in which you work. What examples can you find of different maxims?

How can a translators deal with any differences?

cooperative principle

The maxim of quantity

The maxim of quality

The maxim of relation

The maxim of manner

maxim of quality

ST-Translator-TT

violation maxim of relevant

violation maxim of quality

reach the aim

quality or quantity?

relevant or quantity?

--The Adventures of Tom Sawyer

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