Implicature

The cooperative principle:……. at the stage at which it occurs, by the accepted purpose or direction of the talk exchange in which you are engaged.

• Make your conversational contribution such as is required

• Make your contribution more informative than is required.

• Say that for which you lack adequate evidence

Choose the answer you think is wrong in the content “The maxim of quality”

• You should only say things you believe to be true

• Make your contribution as informative as is required (for the current purposes of the exchange)

• Avoid obscurity of expression.

• Say that for which you lack adequate evidence

Which of the following best describes the concept of implicature?

• A literal meaning of a statement

• An implicit meaning that can be inferred from a speaker's utterance

• The study of language development in children

• A grammatical rule in sentence construction

…................... regarding the limitation of information conveyed by the speaker.

• quality

• manner

• relation

• quantity

Linh: Where is my candy package?

Mai: Hoa was in your room this morning.

What is Mai's implicature?

• Hoa is sleeping in his room.

• Hoa is helping clean your room.

• Hoa is looking for something else in your room.

• Hoa may have taken or eaten candy from

Student A: Do you like Math?

Student B: Well, let's just say I don't jump for joy before class.

What is student B's implicature?

• Student B dislikes jumping for joy before class.

• Student B enjoys Math classes.

• Student B doesn't particularly enjoy Math.

• Student B doesn't want to discuss their feelings about Math

You DON'T need this to make an IMPLICATURE

• additional information

• exact meaning

• need inferences

• conclusion

The elements should be fulfilled when having a good conversation, EXCEPT....

• quality of the content

• be informative as possible

• using idioms

• avoid ambiguity

Which kind of maxims does this conversation NOT follow?

A: "Have you ever read "The little mermaid?"

B: "Yes, this story is about a race bewteen turtle and rabbit."

• Quantity

• Quality

• Manner

• Relation