Definition
A generalized implicature is a conversational implicature that is inferable without reference to a special context.
Examples
(English)
Expressions with the form an X usually imply that X is not closely related to the speaker or subject, as in the following expression:
- John walked into a house yesterday and saw a tortoise.
This expression implies that the house is not John’s house.
Sources 2
- Grice 1975, 56
- Levinson 1983, 126