scalar implicature

GPTKB entity

Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf pragmatic phenomenon
gptkbp:contrastsWith conventional implicature
gptkbp:defines an implicature that arises when a speaker chooses a weaker term on a scale, implying the negation of a stronger term
gptkbp:example "may" implying "not must"
"or" implying "not and"
"possible" implying "not certain"
"some" implying "not all"
"sometimes" implying "not always"
gptkbp:field linguistics
pragmatics
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1970s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label scalar implicature
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Paul_Grice
gptkbp:relatedTo Gricean maxims
implicature
Horn scales
quantity maxim
scalar terms
gptkbp:studiedBy pragmaticians
semanticists
gptkbp:type conversational implicature
gptkbp:usedIn language acquisition studies
experimental pragmatics
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Horn's_theory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8