Glossary term N

Nonconversational Implicature

A nonconversational implicature is a nonconventional implicature that arises from the operation of a principle or maxim of language usage other than the cooperative principle and conversational maxims, such as an implicature derived from an assumption of the informativeness principle.

More specific concepts within nonconversational implicature.

  1. Levinson 1983, 131
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