Manner Implicature
Manner implicature refers to implied meanings derived from the way something is…
Generalized Implicature
Generalized implicature refers to meanings that are often, but not always, conveyed…
Flouting Implicature
Flouting implicature involves deliberately violating conversational maxims to generate a specific, non-literal…
Cooperative Principle
The Cooperative Principle, articulated by H.P. Grice, suggests that participants in a…
Conversational Implicature
Conversational implicature refers to what a speaker suggests or implies with an…
Conventional Implicature
Conventional implicature refers to meaning that is suggested or implied by an…
Clausal Implicature
Clausal implicature refers to the meaning conveyed beyond the literal words of…
Actual Implicature
Actual implicature refers to what a speaker actually means, beyond the literal…
Pragmatics: Understanding Meaning in Context
Pragmatics explores how context shapes language interpretation beyond literal meanings. It examines…
Pragmatics
Pragmatics is the study of how context influences the interpretation of meaning.…