"cooperative principle" meaning in English

See cooperative principle in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Forms: the cooperative principle [canonical]
Head templates: {{en-proper noun|def=1}} the cooperative principle
  1. (sociolinguistics) The idea that listeners and speakers need to cooperate in order to communicate effectively. Categories (topical): Sociolinguistics Related terms: principle of charity [rhetoric] [philosophy, human-sciences, sciences]
    Sense id: en-cooperative_principle-en-name-KbWhqXS3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, sciences, social-science, sociolinguistics, sociology
  2. (linguistics, pragmatics) A theory of how listeners and speakers cooperate to communicate with language. Categories (topical): Linguistics, Pragmatics
    Sense id: en-cooperative_principle-en-name-P-tVmqc9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Topics: human-sciences, linguistics, pragmatics, sciences

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