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Date Posted: 19:44:02 09/18/07 Tue
Author: Monique Magalhães
Subject: Re: TEXT 9 - Pragmatics in DA (Celce-Murcia & Olshtain)
In reply to: Mabel 's message, "Re: TEXT 9 - Pragmatics in DA (Celce-Murcia & Olshtain)" on 09:54:03 09/18/07 Tue

Hello Mabel

I think you are right, I also felt this when I went to USA. In the text on page 24 on the second paragraph the authors mention this very well when they say: "Being informative or relevant in some cultures may sound crude and inappropriate in others, but there would still be some mutual exprectation with respect to the maxims that would make communication more or less successful. Furthermore, the value related to each maxim might be quite different in different cultures. Thus, quantity may be differently perceived by speakers of different cultures."
So, I think we could live it up and open our minds so as to enable ourselves to receive their culture and pragmatics.

Monique Magalhães

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  • Re: TEXT 9 - Pragmatics in DA (Celce-Murcia & Olshtain) -- lourdes, 07:56:05 09/19/07 Wed
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