scalar implicature
Linguistics
noun
(Of a gradable term or construction) an implicature that no stronger value can truthfully be used; the use of a relatively lower-valued term to implicate that no higher value is true.
Origin
1970s.
| 单词 | scalar implicature |
| 释义 | scalar implicatureLinguistics noun (Of a gradable term or construction) an implicature that no stronger value can truthfully be used; the use of a relatively lower-valued term to implicate that no higher value is true. Origin |
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