semantic Rules
When does Semantic Misunderstanding occur?
When people assign different meanings to the same words.
What gives relative words their meaning?
Comparison
What does Static Evaluation assume?
people are consistent and unchanging
What famous character uses a different set of Syntactic Rules
yoda
Are inside jokes an example of pragmatic rules in communication?
Yeah
What would be impossible without Semantic Rules?
Communication
How many ways can Equivocal statements be interpreted?
More than one
Is the statement "you can count on mike most of the time" an example of Static Evaluation
No
Are Syntactic Rules always the same?
No
If I ask, "can I go to the bathroom?" and the teacher says, "I don't know, can you?" what pragmatic rule are they ignoring?
Implicature
What is the most common meaning people assign to the word "maybe" (from the sample used in the slides)?
Probably not
Are we able to catch all of our equivocation statements?
It's difficult to catch them all
What is the difference between Abstract and Behavioral language?
Abstraction is vague, Behavioral is specific and action-oriented
What do Syntactic Rules do?
They govern grammar and language in terms of word order.
What are Grice's Maxims?
Quality, Quantity, Relevance, Manner