Asian Research Journals

Asian Research Journals
 
 
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To convey the meaning of utterance appropriately the speaker and listener have to pass through 
six  concepts  unconsciously:  pragmatic  competence,  cooperative  principle,  maxim  of  quantity, 
maxim of quality, maxim of relevance, and maxim of manner. These concepts are significant for 
successful conversation:  
-mutual understanding of intention of speaker (pragmatics); 
-to use true, relevant and clear information cooperatively by interlocutors(cooperative principle); 
-to provide ample information (maxim of quantity); 
- shared beliefs, truthfulness (maxim of quality); 
- To choose connected information to the topic timely (the maxim of relevance); 
- Coherent, well-organized utterances (the maxim of manner); 
Thus, realizing the importance of abovementioned maxims the English language teachers should 
be always in pursuit of activities which help to enhance students’ pragmatic competence.