Tag: implicature

Manner Implicature

Manner implicature refers to implied meanings derived from the way something is…

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Generalized Implicature

Generalized implicature refers to meanings that are often, but not always, conveyed…

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Flouting Implicature

Flouting implicature involves deliberately violating conversational maxims to generate a specific, non-literal…

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Cooperative Principle

The Cooperative Principle, articulated by H.P. Grice, suggests that participants in a…

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Conversational Implicature

Conversational implicature refers to what a speaker suggests or implies with an…

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Conventional Implicature

Conventional implicature refers to meaning that is suggested or implied by an…

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Clausal Implicature

Clausal implicature refers to the meaning conveyed beyond the literal words of…

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Actual Implicature

Actual implicature refers to what a speaker actually means, beyond the literal…

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Pragmatics: Understanding Meaning in Context

Pragmatics explores how context shapes language interpretation beyond literal meanings. It examines…

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Pragmatics

Pragmatics is the study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning.…

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