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cooperative principle

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.74 in modern English

Syllables
co-op-er-a-tive prin-ci-ple
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
20
Letters
7
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

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The idea that listeners and speakers need to cooperate in order to communicate effectively.

name

A theory of how listeners and speakers cooperate to communicate with language.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

the cooperative principle (canonical)

Phrases

principle of charity

Frequently Paired Words

principle of charity

Questions

What does cooperative principle mean?
The idea that listeners and speakers need to cooperate in order to communicate effectively.

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