Investigating the Importance of Conversational Implicature and Violation of Maxims in Daily Conversations

Autor/inn/en	Elmahady Musa, Osman Rabaab; Subaiah, Sarvanan; Mohammed, Sharifa Bahia Afrin
Titel	Investigating the Importance of Conversational Implicature and Violation of Maxims in Daily Conversations
Quelle	In: Arab World English Journal, 13 (2022) 2, S.109-122 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Elmahady Musa, Osman Rabaab) ORCID (Subaiah, Sarvanan) ORCID (Mohammed, Sharifa Bahia Afrin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Schlagwörter	Linguistic Theory; Interpersonal Communication; Discourse Analysis; Speech Communication; Language Research; Cognitive Processes; Psycholinguistics; Pragmatics; Audio Equipment; English (Second Language); Second Language Learning; Second Language Instruction; Arabic; Dravidian Languages; Native Language; Undergraduate Students + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Linguistische Theorie; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Diskursanalyse; Sprachforschung; Cognitive process; Kognitiver Prozess; Psycholinguistik; Pragmalinguistik; Audio-CD; English as second language; English; Second Language; Englisch als Zweitsprache; Zweitsprachenerwerb; Fremdsprachenunterricht; Arabisch
Abstract	According to linguistic theory, conversational Implicature (CI) is the original intent of the speech expressed by a speaker. The assumption is that both the speaker and the receiver understand and respect the communication rules. In conversation theory, this is the significant component that has been the subject of discussion. This study investigates the importance of CI in various contexts of daily conversations. The focus of this study is to identify the violation of Grice's theory in the conversation. There is a shortcoming in literature to investigate CI in everyday conversations. Moreover, some studies focussed on specific discussions, which led to a literature gap. The study's outcome will assist researchers in exploring new ideas in conversational implicatures. In addition, it reveals the shortcomings of the usage of implicatures. In this study, the researchers analyzed a set of 77 daily conversations. The study showed that context is critical in determining the meaning of a person's thoughts. In addition, the finding suggests that particularized CI are primarily employed in daily conversations. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01