Tag: inference

Standard Implicature

Standard implicature, a concept in pragmatics, describes meanings that are suggested or…

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Scalar Implicature Explained

Scalar implicature is a type of inference where a listener assumes the…

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Relevance Implicature

Relevance implicature is a concept in pragmatics where speakers imply meanings beyond…

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Reason-Result Relation: Understanding Cause and Effect

Explore the fundamental connection between cause and effect. This relation explains how…

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Quality Implicature

Quality implicature refers to the unspoken assumptions made about the quality or…

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Predictive Future Tense: Understanding and Applying It

Explore the predictive future tense, a grammatical construction used to express assumptions…

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Potential Implicature

Potential implicature refers to what a speaker might suggest or imply, even…

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Particularized Implicature

Particularized implicatures are context-dependent meanings inferred beyond literal words. They arise from…

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Nonconversational Implicature

Nonconversational implicature refers to meaning conveyed beyond the literal words, arising from…

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Nonconventional Implicature

Nonconventional implicature refers to meaning that is communicated beyond the literal words…

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