English Explanatory Dictionary

cooperative principle

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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  1. The idea that listeners and speakers need to cooperate in order to communicate effectively.
  2. A theory of how listeners and speakers cooperate to communicate with language.

Word forms

cooperative principle the cooperative principle

Related words

principle of charity
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