There are two conclusions of the research. First, the writer found all types of maxims that violated by the main character, Johnny English. The main character violated the maxim of quality, quantity, relation, and manner. Second, the writer found five reasons why he violated the maxims. ...
2.3 The Maxim of Relation The category of Relation has a single maxim“Be relevant”. Though the maxim itself is terse, its formulation conceals a number of problems that exercise a good deal: what different kinds and focuses of relevance there may be, how the meaning in the talk exchange,...