Seminar Universitas PGRI Semarang, "Language Teaching and Character Building

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‘STENGELESE’: AN ART TO BREAK DOWN MAXIMS
Laily Nur Affini

Last modified: 2012-10-18

Abstract


Conversation is one of an effective ways to communicate. There are methods to be applied in conversation in order to maintain the effectiveness and cooperation for sides, speaker and speaking partner in ongoing process of communication. One of the methods is maxims; Quantity, Quality, Relation, Manner. Communication does not work well all times. When people do conversations there are moments that sometimes we cannot get necessary information we need, and communication breakdown happens. Casey Stengel is a Bisbol figure who created an art “talk a lot but no contents”, then it is known as “Stengelese”.