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What is an actual implicature? |
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An actual implicature is any potential implicature that is not canceled by its context. | |
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| Kinds | |
| Here are some kinds of actual implicatures: | |
| Generic | |
| An actual implicature is a kind of | |
| Sources | |
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Levinson 1983 133–134 | |
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Gazdar 1979 55 | |
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