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What is Understanding Scalar Implicature about?
1. Implicature refers to what is suggested in an utterance, even if not strictly expressed or implied. For example, "Mary had a baby and got married" suggests the baby came before marriage. 2. There are different types of implicature including conversational implicature derived from assumptions of cooperation, and scalar implicature arising from terms like "some" implying "not all". 3. Conversational implicatures can be particularized based on context or generalized based on maxims like quantity and mann
- Author
- Ajit Chaudhari
- Language
- EN