The Pragmatics of Disagreement on Screen: Faulty Interactions? Yasmina Reza and Roman Polanski’s 2011 Carnage as a Case Study

Naturally-occurring conversations have been described as a collaborative activity. Grice’s central tenet, the cooperative principle, holds that every speaker participates in conversational exchange is required “by accepted purpose or direction of talk exchange” (26). However, cooperation has often (mis)understood meaning “being benevolent to other person” (Jobert 2010, my translation)—hence need, maybe, shift focus from coordination. Thinking exchanges on basis coordination does not suggest all be idealistically irenic though. Conversations are “joint actions” (Clark 1996) which co-participants work together towards building common ground, and expressing opposing views can part action” conversation is.That said, disagreement naturally-occurring treated potentially detrimental speakers’ relationships, whether inherently face-threatening (Brown Levinson 1987) fundamentally impolite (Leech 1983). In this article, Reza Polanski’s 2011 Carnage taken case study analyze pragmatics screen. The whole movie indeed consists interactions about fight between two children, its potential cause follow-up action should taken. disagreements various characters increasingly pronounced till conflict emerges, begs following questions: instances faulty necessarily rapport-challenging (Spencer-Oatey 2005, 2005)? Are disagreeing parties no longer cooperating partaking are? What type rapport-management with audience involved by these screen?