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Publication details [#31391]

Carston, Robyn. 1995. Quantity maxims and generalised implicature. Lingua 96 (4) : 213–244.

Publication type

Article in journal

Publication language

English

Keywords

communication | generalization | implicature | pragmatics | relevance

Place, Publisher

Elsevier

ISBN

0024-3841

Journal WWW

www.sciencedirect.com/web-editions

Annotation

This paper explores the components of the theory of generalized conversational implicatures, and compares this neo-Gricean account with an alternative pragmatic theory following Sperber and Wilson's relevance approach to communication.