In 1975, Paul Grice created elements of language which we need to include in order to be conversationally cooperative. They consisted of 4 elements:
- Maxim of Quantity - To give the most helpful amount of information
- Maxim of Quality - Information that is not false
- Maxim of Relation - The information must be relevant to the topic
- Maxim of Manner - To put what you say in the clearest and most orderly manner
As well as this, successful conversations need to:
- Have adjacency pairs
- Flow in an expected pattern
- Have a preferred response, not a dispreferred response
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