Breaking the CP on 3 Layers | Liar, Liar
Now that we’ve explored the Cooperative Principle and how to break it, we turn our attention back to our three layers of dialogue. Breaking the CP… Read More »Breaking the CP on 3 Layers | Liar, Liar
Now that we’ve explored the Cooperative Principle and how to break it, we turn our attention back to our three layers of dialogue. Breaking the CP… Read More »Breaking the CP on 3 Layers | Liar, Liar
Continuing in the Cooperative Principle and how to break it, we turn our attention to a literary example of rampant unintentional violations: Miss Bates from… Read More »Miss Bates of Emma: A Liar, Liar Case Study
Although H. P. Grice’s Cooperative Principle provides lovely guidelines for how to accomplish good communication, for writers, its real value lies in breaking it. We… Read More »Breaking the Cooperative Principal | Liar, Liar
In the 1960s and 70s, linguist H. Paul Grice defined the Cooperative Principle to explain dynamics of conversation. Even though his work hinges on real-life… Read More »The Cooperative Principle | Liar, Liar
And finally, on the twelfth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Storm Child by Melanie Mason To escape capture by Imperial soldiers,… Read More »Twelfth Day | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
On the eleventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Turtle Soup by Danielle Thorne Sea turtles may be endangered but after an… Read More »Eleventh Day | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
On the tenth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… A Thrill of Hope by Marie Higgins Holly Kidman is determined to be… Read More »Tenth Day | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
On the ninth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Namesake by Kate Stradling “Who needs magic in an age of electricity? I… Read More »Ninth Day | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
On the eighth day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… Shattered Faith by Elle Scott You never know the strength of your faith,… Read More »Eighth Day | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway
On the seventh day of Christmas, my true love gave to me… The Spectra Unearthed by Christie Valentine Powell Keita thought that being a princess… Read More »Seventh Day | 12 Days of Christmas Giveaway