ISSN: 2782-893X
eISSN: 2799-0664
ISSN: 2782- 893X
This paper revisited the observance or violation of the Gricean maxims by the language participants in convivial conversations. Using a purely qualitative approach in the study, the researcher was able to gather 26 participants who were the sources of the data for analysis. Data analysis procedure centered on the criteria provided by Ayunon (2018) as established by Grice. The analysis evidently mirrored the participants’ attempt to observe the Gricean maxims. Maxim of Quantity emerged as the most observed maxim as manifested in the language users’ conversations. Similarly, the Maxim of Quantity was also the most violated maxim among the four Gricean maxims. Violations of the maxims were motivated based on the excerpts of the conversations, and participants violate a maxim to crack a joke or to express sarcasm. Gricean maxims play an important role in the teaching and learning process where effective communication is as important as content knowledge and pedagogy, learners’ diversity, numeracy, stakeholders’ actions, and educational policies. By understanding the basics of how these maxims work together in conversations, teachers have the power to understand deeper the meanings conveyed by their learners. Training for teachers in improving their pragmatic competence is highly suggested since they are the implementers of the curriculum, and they are the direct influencers in students’ pragmatic competence as well.