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In Gricean pragmatics, the term 'flouting' a maxim implies:
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- 1Breaking a norm unintentionally due to lack of language proficiency
- 2Violating a maxim deliberately to create an implied meaning (implicature)✓
- 3Ignoring the politeness principle in social communication
- 4Over-explaining meaning to ensure complete clarity
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Violating a maxim deliberately to create an implied meaning (implicature)
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