Implicatures and Inferences in Communication(e-kitap)

As the notion of meaning being one of the most significant challenges in our era, it is crucial to shed light to it in order to make the communication process more eff ective. For this, two substantial subfields of linguistics, semantics and pragmatics, have come into
use. When meaning is considered, not only the literal meaning of the words and sentences is adequate, but also the implied meanings have to be deduced with the help of contextual factors. In other words,
context plays a vital role in communication and it falls under the domain of pragmatics which has come to the fore in recent decades.

In a conversation, interlocutors have significant tasks to undertake. Th e speaker has to organize his/her utterances by keeping in mind the background knowledge of the hearer and the shared assumptions between each other. Meanwhile, the hearer makes use
of the context to grasp the intended meaning thoroughly. By its very nature, a conversation is a joint procedure that takes place between the interlocutors who are expected to obey to a principle called the cooperative principle and the conversational maxims.

However, the speaker does not always utter exactly what s/he means. In this case, the addressee must correctly interpret what the speaker wishes to convey so that the communication is carried out smoothly. In short, the speaker implies and the hearer infers. Based
on this, the implicatures and the inferences play crucial roles in order to get the correct interpretations. Therefore, the elaboration of the above mentioned topics is thought to clarify the distinction between what is said and what is meant by supplying various examples from everyday life. It is to be hoped that this book will help the people dealing with these topics.

Finally, I would like to thank my family, my friends and my colleagues who encouraged me and contributed to the study. I would also like to thank Pegem A Publishing which has been meticulous at every moment of the publication process.


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