THEORY OF RELEVANCE

Explicatures

1. The house is now empty, the thieves have everything

2. Ready to bake, the oven has been switched on

3. The building has been destroyed

4. Little John is a part of the cake

5. The Italian guy works at the pizza restaurant

6. Cars are not allowed to use the passage

7. A doctor that treats children only

High-order Explicatures

1. The father asked the son to clear up all of the books on the floor after the son made a mess

2. The wife has advised her husband to drive carefully after he met with an accident

Implicated premises and implicated conclusion

1. Implicated premises- The guest wants to have dinner at the hotel

Implicated conclusion- The guest wouldn’t be able to have dinner at the hotel because the
guest will arrive late

2. Implicated premises- Steven’s papers have been accepted for presentation at the conference

Implicated conclusion- Steven’s papers is one of the best papers submitted

3. Implicated premises- Marty is asking whether John want to play football

Implicated conclusion- Marty refuses to play football because it is raining heavily

Strong and Weak Implicatures

1. Strong Implicature- H does not like neither beef or mutton because H is a vegetarian

Weak Implicature- H is ordering food at a restaurant.