INVESTIGATING THE IMPORTANCE OF CONVERSATIONAL IMPLICATURE

This study delves into the crucial realm of conversational implicature, exploring its significance in communication dynamics. Through a systematic investigation employing the IMRAD (Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion) structure, we aim to unravel the nuanced layers of meaning implicit in everyday conversations.

 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 focused on specific discussions, which led to a literature gap. The study's outcome will assist researchers in exploring new ideas in conversational implicature. In addition, it reveals the shortcomings of the usage of implicature. 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.