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An Analysis of Maxim Violation

A Case in Werewolf Game

Authors
Haerunisa Hani Wijaya1, *, Nuria Haristiani1
1Japanese Language Education Department, Faculty of Language and Literature Education, Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Bandung, Indonesia
*Corresponding author. Email: hahawijaya@upi.edu
Corresponding Author
Haerunisa Hani Wijaya
Available Online 26 February 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-376-4_27How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Cooperation principle; Grice; maxim; violation; werewolf game
Abstract

This research aims to examine the violation of maxims in the werewolf game played by the Japanese idol group Snow Man. Particularly, this research focused more on describing the violations of the maxims that were committed by the nine members of Snow Man and their possible reasons for violating the maxims. The present research used qualitative content analysis to learn about human behavior by evaluating and interpreting recorded materials that were transcribed into texts. The transcriptions of the Snow Man’s video which were in Japanese served as the research’s data source. The collected data were then analyzed by using Grice’s theory of cooperative principle (1975) and Christoffersen’s lie category (2005). The findings showed that four violations of the maxims were evidenced in this game. The maxim of quantity and the maxim of quality were the most frequently violated maxims, with a frequency of 30% respectively. The findings also revealed that the highest reason for lying was to save face with a frequency of 25%. The findings suggested that violating the cooperative maxim and lies is required for werewolf game players to avoid being killed and to keep playing until the end of the game.

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Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education (ICOLLITE 2023)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
26 February 2024
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978-94-6463-376-4
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2352-5398
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