Applied Pragmatics Research Journal

The following undergraduate research papers demonstrate practical ways to apply Grice’s Cooperative Principle to popular film, strengthening EFL students’ understanding of conversational meaning and implicature.

ATYPICA – BREAKING RULES TO BUILD BONDS – COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE DYNAMICS IN ATYPICALDownload
FRIENDS – PRAGMATICS IN SITCOM DIALOGUE – GRICE’S COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLE IN FRIENDSDownload
HARRY POTTER – ANALYSIS OF SARCASM IN HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONEDownload
HOME ALONE – HOW HOME ALONE USES MAXIM FLOUTING TO CREATE HUMOUR AND TENSIONDownload
MISSION POSSIBLE – USING FILM PRAGMATICS TO SUPPORT SPOKEN ENGLISH DEVELOPMENTDownload
TOY STORY – HOW MAXIM FLOUTING SHAPES CHARACTER GROWTH IN TOY STORYDownload