Mentor Bee Violate Maxim Analysis
Some speakers in the conversation don’t follow all the maxims.
Mentor Bee violate the quality maxim because she just agrees with Mentor Kate that Mentor Masha’s team members are not proper, but then she answers Mentor Masha that her girls will do great. This means Mentor Bee lies to Mentor Marsha.
Mentor Kate violate the relation maxim because she avoid answering Mentor Bee by telling it’s almost the time to start prepping the girls, and then asking them to eat. She does this because she doesn’t want to speak that Mentor Masha’s team members are not proper and won’t do great.
Mentor Marsha follows all the maxims because she answers directly.
This conversation is successful because all speakers can continue talking with each other. Although
there is a question that is not answered, they can still keep on their conversation. The reasons behind their decision would be they are not close enough to show their honesty by telling the truth, so they avoid offense by lying and changing the topic of their conversation.
Mentor Bee violate the quality maxim because she just agrees with Mentor Kate that Mentor Masha’s team members are not proper, but then she answers Mentor Masha that her girls will do great. This means Mentor Bee lies to Mentor Marsha.
Mentor Kate violate the relation maxim because she avoid answering Mentor Bee by telling it’s almost the time to start prepping the girls, and then asking them to eat. She does this because she doesn’t want to speak that Mentor Masha’s team members are not proper and won’t do great.
Mentor Marsha follows all the maxims because she answers directly.
This conversation is successful because all speakers can continue talking with each other. Although
there is a question that is not answered, they can still keep on their conversation. The reasons behind their decision would be they are not close enough to show their honesty by telling the truth, so they avoid offense by lying and changing the topic of their conversation.