Abstract
Grice’s fourth sub-maxim of Manner — be orderly — states that participants of a conversation should recount events in the order in which they happened. We should not say ‘Charles saw a lion and opened his eyes’ but ‘Charles opened his eyes and saw a lion.’ It seems to me, however, that this maxim contains an oversimplified notion of the order of events.
This is a preview of subscription content, log in via an institution to check access.
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Preview
Unable to display preview. Download preview PDF.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Copyright information
© 1996 Pär Segerdahl
About this chapter
Cite this chapter
Segerdahl, P. (1996). The Pragmatic Notion of Order. In: Language Use. Swansea Studies in Philosophy. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230375093_8
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230375093_8
Publisher Name: Palgrave Macmillan, London
Print ISBN: 978-1-349-39592-7
Online ISBN: 978-0-230-37509-3
eBook Packages: Palgrave Religion & Philosophy CollectionPhilosophy and Religion (R0)