AN ANALYSIS OF FLOUTING MAXIM IN EFL CLASSROOM INTERACTION

Authors

  • Asri Dwi E.S. Universitas Muria Kudus,

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21580/vjv4i21592

Keywords:

fl outing maxim, conversational implicature, classroom interaction

Abstract

The present study concerns with the fl outing maxim occurred
in EFL classroom interaction. It was aimed at investigating how
the conversational implicatures especially fl outing maxim are be-
ing formed in teacher and students dialog during EFL teaching and
learning process. The present study used qualitative approach. The
data taken from teacher and students interaction in EFL classroom
are being transcribed and analyzed by categorizing utterances based
on the fl outing of maxim theory proposed by H.P. Grice. Based on
the data analysis, it has been discovered that during the conversa-
tion, all speakers happen to be successful in observing maxims. The
proportion of non-observance maxim is only 2%. Sorts of maxim
that is fl outed by speaker are maxim of quantity, quality and man-
ner. The fl out of maxim is done by students because of their lack
of linguistic and actional competence.

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2015-10-01

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Vol. 4 No. 2 (2015)

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