If Gricean pragmatics, the source of communicative-intention analysis, permits layered intentions not fully transparent to hearers, the openness requirement is internally unmotivated.

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Gricean pragmatics(named after philosopher H.P. Grice; the main subject of the statement): A theory of communication developed by philosopher Paul Grice that focuses on what people actually mean when they speak, rather than just the literal meaning of words.
Internally unmotivated(suggests the openness requirement lacks good internal reasons to exist): Not justified or supported by its own logic or by reasons found within the system itself.
Layered intentions(describes how intentions can be complex and nested): Multiple levels or layers of meaning that a speaker intends at the same time; for example, both the surface meaning of words and a hidden meaning underneath.
Openness requirement(a specific requirement in communication theory being questioned): A rule or standard that demands all intentions in communication be fully visible and knowable to the person listening.
Transparent(describing how propositional attitudes work): In this context, it means you can see directly through to the actual thing being referred to, rather than just how it's described; the specific identity matters, not just the description.
communicative intention(Philosophy of language and legal interpretation): What a speaker or author meant or intended to communicate through the words they used

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