R-principle

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title: R-principle
text: In the Neo-Gricean approach to semantics and pragmatics advanced by Yale linguist Laurence Horn, the R-principle is a reformulation of Paul Grice's maxim of relation combining with the second sub-maxim of quantity and the third and fourth sub-maxims of manner. The R-principle states: "Say no more than you must." As such it interacts with the Q-principle, which states: "Say as much as you can." According to the R-principle, there is no reason to make a stronger statement if the extra information
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