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On explicatures, cancellability and cancellation.

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  • 1University of Münster, Germanistisches Institut, Schlossplatz 34, 48143 Münster, Germany.

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Summary

This paper clarifies the cancellability of explicatures in relevance theory. It argues that objections are based on a misunderstanding of Grice's cancellability test, showing explicatures are indeed cancellable.

Area of Science:

  • Linguistics
  • Philosophy of Language
  • Pragmatics

Background:

  • The Gricean framework distinguishes between cancellable conversational implicatures and non-cancellable what is said/conventionally implicated.
  • Relevance theory proposes explicatures as a replacement for 'what is said', raising questions about their cancellability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To demonstrate that objections to the cancellability of explicatures stem from a misinterpretation of the Gricean cancellability test.
  • To re-evaluate the cancellability of explicatures within pragmatics.

Main Methods:

  • Analysis of the Gricean cancellability test.
  • Distinguishing diagnostic tools used by Grice to differentiate implicature types.
  • Critique of recent objections to explicature cancellability.
Keywords:
CancellabilityCancellationExplicaturePragmatic inferences

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  • The Gricean cancellability test is one of several tools, not the sole determinant.
  • Objections to explicature cancellability are based on an incomplete understanding of Grice's methodology.
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Conclusions:

  • The objections to the cancellability of explicatures are unwarranted.
  • A correct understanding of the Gricean cancellability test supports the cancellability of explicatures.
  • This resolves a key debate in relevance theory and pragmatics.