• 2022-06-05
    90. Sentence "War is war" is a tautology. It is uninformative by virtue of its semantic content. In uttering it the speaker flouts the first maxim of quantity: the contribution to conversation is not sufficiently informative.
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      Please point out how speaker B in the following conversation succeeds in conveying his information implicitly. [br][/br] A: Let’s get the kids something. B: Okay, but I veto I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M. A: y flouting the maxim of quantity B: y flouting the maxim of quality. C: y flouting the maxim of relevance. D: y flouting the maxim of manner.

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      The following conversation exchange clearly violates ______. A: Let’s get the kids something. B: Okay, but I veto I-C-E-C-R-E-A-M-S. A: maxim of Quantity B: maxim of Quality C: maxim of Relation D: maxim of Manner

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      What main sub-genre can war films be divided into? ( )。 A: Vietnam War Film. B: First World War Film. C: Second World War Film. D: Iraq War Film.

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      American Romanticism started in the early 19th century and lasted until _____. A: the Independence War B: the American Civil War C: the First World War D: the Indian War

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      France controlled Syria ______ A: before the First World War B: from 1516 until the end of the First World War C: from 1516 to Syrian independence D: from the end of the First World War to I946