Learning Objectives
State and explain Grice's four conversational maxims: Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner
Analyze how current chatbots routinely violate or deliberately exploit Gricean conversational maxims
Apply Relevance Theory (Sperber & Wilson) to conversational AI design and response selection
Design chatbot response strategies that are systematically grounded in pragmatic theory
Cooperative communication principles and their systematic application to conversational AI system design.
This lesson builds on the theoretical foundations established earlier in the module and extends your understanding of how cognitive-linguistic principles apply directly to modern AI systems.
Learning Objectives
State and explain Grice's four conversational maxims: Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner
Analyze how current chatbots routinely violate or deliberately exploit Gricean conversational maxims
Apply Relevance Theory (Sperber & Wilson) to conversational AI design and response selection
Design chatbot response strategies that are systematically grounded in pragmatic theory
Key Concepts
State and explain Grice's four conversational maxims: Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner
Analyze how current chatbots routinely violate or deliberately exploit Gricean conversational maxims
Apply Relevance Theory (Sperber & Wilson) to conversational AI design and response selection
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