Definition
Conventional implicature is an implicature that is:
- part of a lexical item’s or expression’s agreed meaning, rather than derived from principles of language use, and
- not part of the conditions for the truth of the item or expression.
Examples
(English)
- A speaker using the word but between coordinate clauses thinks that some contrast or concession relation is relevant between the clauses.
Sources 1
- Levinson 1983, 127–128