conversational implicature

con·ver·sa·tion·al im·pli·ca·ture

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-ver-sey-shuh-nl im-pli-kuh-cher]
- /ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃə nl ˈɪm plɪ kə tʃər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [kon-ver-sey-shuh-nl im-pli-kuh-cher]
- /ˌkɒn vərˈseɪ ʃə nl ˈɪm plɪ kə tʃər/

Definition of conversational implicature words

noun conversational implicature an inference that can be drawn from an utterance, as from one that is seemingly illogical or irrelevant, by examining the degree to which it conforms to the canons of normal conversation and the way it functions pragmatically within the situation, as when “The phone is ringing,” said in a situation where both speaker and listener can clearly hear the phone, can be taken as a suggestion to answer the phone. 1

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 1% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

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