implicature
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English
Etymology
Coined by British philosopher Paul Grice before or in 1967.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɪmˈplɪkət͡ʃɚ/
Noun
implicature (plural implicatures)
- (pragmatics) An implied meaning that does not semantically entail.
Usage notes
- Adjectives often applied to "implicature": scalar, conventional, conversational, generalized, particularized, contextual.
Related terms
Translations
An implied meaning
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References
- ^ Earliest known usages in the following, note a foot note specifies that the contents are from a lecture given in 1967: H[erbert] P[aul] Grice (1975) “Logic and Conversation”, in Peter Cole, Jerry L. Morgan, editors, Speech Acts (Syntax and Semantics; 3), New York: Academic Press, , →ISBN, →OCLC, pages 41–58
Latin
Participle
implicātūre