Question

When 6-year-old sebastian asks the waitress in a restaurant for a fork, he says "give me a fork." this illustrates a violation of rules in?

Answer 1

This is a violation of the rules of pragmatics. Pragmatics is the social skills that we use everyday when interacting with others. This can include what we say, how we say it, our body language, and the appropriateness of what in the situation.