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how Harry discovers the secret of the Philosopher ’ s Stone in his first year at Hogwarts school and diminishes the chance of Voldemort , the Dark Lord , rising again . In his first year in Gryffindor house at Hogwarts , Harry finds out the truth about his parents and learns about Quidditch , Potions , Trolls and the Dark Forest . In the process , he meets Hermione , a clever , assiduous , slightly arrogant girl and Ron , an amiable and friendly red-haired boy . The three of them intercept Voldemort to get the Philosopher ’ s Stone , which is detrimental to Voldemort ’ s intention to rise again . All the characters in the Harry Potter series have unique and distinctive personalities and their features and weaknesses are reflected vividly in the following films . As the first work in this series , Harry Potter and the Philosopher ’ s Stone is the brightest in colour and has the most active tone , presenting a rich image of the magical world of Hogwarts ; the dark side is initially dormant but this progresses through the series .
4 . Literature Review : According to Huang ( 2014 ), the co-operative principle is based on Grice ’ s assertion that conversation is conducted through the tacit understanding of cooperation . Certain underlying rules can encourage effective interaction ,
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including four maxims :
1 . Maxim of Quantity : in an exchange , just as much information is provided as the conversation requires . Neglecting to give enough information and being over-informative both violate this maxim . 2 . Maxim of Quality : speakers give information that is based on the truth rather than one ’ s beliefs . 3 . Maxim of Relation : speakers answer using only relevant information . 4 . Maxim of Manner : information is given in a clear , brief and orderly way , avoiding ambiguity and obscurity of expression .
Grice also outlined different forms of failure to classify the maxims into four categories ; opting out , violating a maxim , clash and flouting . Black ( 2006 ) explains that opting out refers to a situation whereby a speaker cannot observe the maxim for a particular reason ; violating a maxim is combined with being misleading ; a clash situation happens when these maxims cannot all be followed ; flouting refers to an active choice made by the speaker , in which they consciously achieve an effect or convey a message by breaking a maxim . Although some factors in the context restrict speakers to give a qualified answer , they still can