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Flouting implicature:

A flouting implicature is a conversational implicature in which the addressee


believes the speaker is actively violating (flouting) a conversational maxim while
remaining cooperative.
Example: 
In the following exchange, B flouts the maxim of manner, thereby implying that an
open discussion of the ice cream is not desired:
A: Let’s get the kids something.
B: Okay, but I veto I-C-E C-R-E-A-M-S.

Generalized implicature:
A generalized implicature is one that may be inferred from a discussion without the
use of a specific context.

Example: 
Expressions with the form an X usually imply that X is not closely related to the
speaker or subject, as in the following expression:

 John walked into a house yesterday and saw a tortoise.

This expression implies that the house is not John’s house.

Manner implicature
manner implicatures have to do with the form of the utterance. A perceptible
utterance is required by the manner’s maxim. The speaker's statement is confusing,
unclear, or disordered when he does not follow this rule, and this is intended to
communicate an underlying message.
Example:
A: How do I get into your apartment?
B: Walk up to the front door, turn the door handle clockwise as far as it will go,
and then pull gently towards you. +> Pay particular attention and care to each step
of the instructions I’ve given you.
Particularized implicature
A particularized implicature is a conversational implicature that can only be
derived only in one context.

Example: 
A: What on earth has happened to the roast beef?
B: The dog is looking very happy.
In the above exchange, A will likely derive the implicature "the dog ate the roast
beef" from B’s statement. This is due to A’s belief that B is observing
the conversational maxim of relation or relevance in the specific context of A’s
question.

Quality implicature
A quality implicature is a conversational implicature based on the addressee's
presumption about whether the speaker is following or breaking the quality
conversational maxim.
Example:
a. John has two PhD’s.
+> I believe John has two PhD’s and have adequate evidence that he has.
b. Does your farm contain 400 acres?
+> I don’t know that your farm does contain 400 acres, and I want to know
if it does.

Quantity implicature
Quantity implicatures are the most analytical of the bunch. They usually occur
when a less informative term or phrase is chosen when a more informative one
might have been used instead.
Example:
a. Nigel has fourteen children +> Nigel has no more than fourteen children.
b. The flag is white +> The flag is only white.

Relevance implicature
The maxim of relation is possibly the most difficult to isolate because it appears
in practically every statement. Relevance is frequently expected but never
stated.
Example:
a. Pass the salt +> Pass the salt now.

Standard implicature
In standard implicature the speaker is trying to obey the rules conversation.
Example:
A: Will Sally be at the meeting this afternoon?
B. Her car broke down. +> Sally won’t be at the meeting.

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