Questão de Linguística — Análise do Discurso — Creative Group 2025
LinguísticaAnálise do Discurso
- Código
- gp019866
- Banca
- Creative Group
- Órgão
- Prefeitura de Marcos Parente - PI
- Ano
- 2025
- Cargo
- Professor do Segundo Ciclo do Fundamental - Disciplina Inglês
In the comic strip, Calvin repeatedly asks his motherfor permission using the modal verb “can”, proposing increasingly unreasonable actions (e.g., settingfire to his mattress, riding his tricycle on the roof).His mother denies every request with the same formulaic response: “No, Calvin.” After a series of absurd questions, Calvin finally asks for something reasonable: a cookie. The mother again refuses with“No, Calvin,” leading Calvin to conclude, “She’s onto me.” 
Based on a pragmatic and discourse-analysis perspective, which statement BEST explains themother’s response pattern and Calvin’s final inference?
Based on a pragmatic and discourse-analysis perspective, which statement BEST explains themother’s response pattern and Calvin’s final inference?- AThe mother’s repeated refusals create a conversational implicature: by answering identically to absurd and reasonable requests, she signals that Calvin has lost credibility, causing her to pre-emptively deny even harmless requests.
- BThe mother rejects all requests because the modalverb “can” expresses ability rather than permission,making Calvin’s questions grammatically inappropriate and therefore invalid.
- CCalvin’s inference shows a misunderstanding ofGrice’s Maxim of Quantity, since he assumes thatreceiving the same answer implies that all requestshave equal harm and should be treated similarly.
- DThe exchange violates the Maxim of Relevance,since the mother’s refusal to give a cookie does notrelate to Calvin’s earlier requests, making his conclusion logically inconsistent with the situation.