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Direct linkElqayam, Shira; Ohm, Eyvind; St. B. T. Evans, Jonathan; Over, David E. – Language and Cognitive Processes, 2010
In this paper we examine the way disjunctive choices work in conversational context. We focus on disjunctive deontic rules, such as "you must either submit an essay or attend an exam". According to the Gricean "maxim of orderliness", a derivative of the "maxim of manner", people should interpret the first-mentioned…
Descriptors: Language Usage, Bias, Interpersonal Communication, Verbal Communication
