Inference and implicature

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Haugh, Michael Bevan
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Year published
2013
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Abstract
An implicature is a type of speaker meaning that goes beyond what is literally said. Inference, in contrast, refers to the cognitive processes by which participants figure out meaning beyond what is said. Consider the following conversation:
Book Title
The Encyclopedia of Applied Linguistics
Volume
10
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Discourse and Pragmatics
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