Nichtbeachtung der Grice'schen Konversationsmaximen im Humordiskurs

Grice's conversational maxims remain influential in the field of pragmatic theories to this day. The main objective of this study was to construct two valid and reliable measures for understanding English and Persian humor by advanced EFL learners, with regard to Grice's unobserved conversational maxims. Additionally, the study aimed to identify the conversational maxims that pose difficulties for EFL learners in understanding English and Persian humor discourse. Another goal of the study was to determine whether there are significant differences between male and female EFL learners in their understanding of humor discourse. To achieve the study's objectives, a mixed-methods design was employed in three different phases: the validation phase, the main phase, and the qualitative phase of the study. In the validation phase, 275 advanced EFL learners (105 female and 170 male) were selected to participate. For the main phase of the study, 300 participants from various age groups of both genders were randomly selected, comprising 129 women and 171 men aged between 19 and 37 years. Eight students were selected for the final phase of the study.