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1. Linguistic Analysis and Discourse StudiesVolume 24, Issue 2 (September 2024)pp. 86–104PDF of Maxim Flouting in Child Discourse: A Developmental and Relevance-Theoretic Analysis of Naturalistic Interaction

   Maxim Flouting in Child Discourse: A Developmental and Relevance-Theoretic Analysis of Naturalistic Interaction

   Munachi Frances Agorua, Isaiah Ifeanyichukwu Agbo, Aminu Saleh, Suleiman Muhammed Badamasi, Bernice Nonye Ogbochie and Usman Abdullahi

   This study examines maxim flouting in naturally occurring child discourse and explores how apparent departures from conversational norms remain meaningful in interaction. Guided by Grice’s Cooperative Principle and Relevance