Bach and Harnish's Linguistic Communication Model demonstrates that apparent maxim violations are often resolved by recognizing non-standard speech acts, requiring no inference beyond what was literally said.

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Bach and Harnish(as the creators of a specific theory about communication): Two linguists and philosophers (Kent Bach and Robert Harnish) who studied how language actually works in real conversation, especially when people don't say exactly what they mean.
Linguistic Communication Model(as a framework for understanding speech): A theory that explains the rules and patterns for how people use language to communicate with each other, especially beyond just the dictionary meanings of words.
Literally said(as the surface-level content of speech): The exact words and their plain, dictionary meanings without reading between the lines or assuming hidden meanings.
Maxim violations(as apparent rule-breaking in speech): When someone breaks the unwritten rules of normal conversation—like being unclear, dishonest, irrelevant, or overly wordy—that we usually follow when talking to each other.

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