Practice One:
Speaker 1: Was there a fiddler at the bar last night?
Speaker 2: There was a man scraping a bow across a violin.
Implicature:__________________________
Speaker 1: Do you like my new carpet?
Speaker 2: The wallpaper's not bad.
Implicature:__________________________
1. that there was music
2. someone is redecorating
Sra
Are those supposed to be considered complete sentences or just an implicature? Thanks!
An implicature is something meant, implied, or suggested distinct from what is said.
"The music was terrible."
"I don't like your new carpet."
I hope this helps a little more.
Implicature:
Implicature refers to the inferred meaning that is conveyed by a speaker's utterance, even if the literal meaning does not explicitly state it. It is the additional information that is implied by what someone says.
In the context of the given dialogue:
Speaker 1: Was there a fiddler at the bar last night?
Speaker 2: There was a man scraping a bow across a violin.
Implicature: The implicature here is that Speaker 2 is indirectly implying that there was someone playing the violin at the bar last night, but it may not have been a skilled or professional fiddler. The use of the phrase "scraping a bow" instead of simply saying "playing the violin" implies a lack of expertise or proficiency.
In the second dialogue:
Speaker 1: Do you like my new carpet?
Speaker 2: The wallpaper's not bad.
Implicature: The implicature here is that Speaker 2 is indirectly implying that they do not like the carpet. Instead of explicitly answering Speaker 1's question, Speaker 2 deflects and comments on the wallpaper instead, implying that they are not particularly fond of the carpet.