The two cartoon strips you will be analysing are on the following two pages. To make thinhgs clear, you might want to follow this basic template for the assignment:
What is pragmatics? (333 words)
Explain what is meant by pragmatics in linguistics, and how it differs from semantics. Try to include as many sources as you can in this section!
Give a specific example of a theory of pragmatics (333 words)
In this case, it would be Grice's co-operative principal. Describe the principal here, and where possible support it with direct quotes from Grice himself.
Pragmatics in practice (333 words)
Analyse cartoon 1 (166 words), explaining what maxims you can see being broken, and exploring what kind of meanings are being created when they are broken.
Analyse cartoon 2 (166 words), explaining what maxims you can see being broken, and exploring what kind of meanings are being created when they are broken.