It seems to me that Grice does not require the assumption of the rational
subject--since implicatures are not logical implications. It also seems
that each culture, class group might have a different set of procedures to
accomplish the aim of the cooperative principle. (In our paper we argue
that scientific discourse changes those procedures from everyday discourse
but the aim is the same--cooperative interactions within a community of
practice.) It might be possible to use existing datasets from a range of
cultural groups to test this hypothesis. But if you've thought about this
more carefully than I have, I would like to hear your thoughts (or those
of others).
Ellice Forman
Dept of Psychology in Education
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
On 13 Feb 1999, Judy Diamondstone wrote:
> Can anyone refer me to critiques of Grice?
> I have in mind cultural / class differences in
> the terms of conversational politeness but
> I suppose there are philosophical objections as
> well (to the assumption of rational subjects?)
> I would much appreciate it. Thanks,
> Judy
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