On the pragmatic effects of the lines in american sitcom the big bang theory

Author: 
LIU Shuting

Through studying utterance examples from the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory based on the Cooperative Principle and its maxims, the paper is designed to have a look at the pragmatic effects of the characters’ lines, thus providing some implications for language learning and interpersonal communication.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.24327/ijcar.2019.19464.3757
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