A type of inference made by the speaker based on the context of the conversation.

A type of inference made by the listener based on the context of the conversation.

A type of inference made by both the speaker and the listener based on the context of the conversation.

A type of inference made by neither the speaker nor the listener based on the context of the conversation.

Quantity, Quality, Relation, and Manner

Quantity, Quality, Relevance, and Manner

Quantity, Quality, Relevance, and Politeness

Quantity, Quality, Relevance, and Cooperation

Make your contribution as informative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange.

Make your contribution as uninformative as is required for the current purposes of the exchange.

Make your contribution as informative as is possible, regardless of the current purposes of the exchange.

Make your contribution as uninformative as is possible, regardless of the current purposes of the exchange.

Do not say what you believe to be false.

Do not say what you do not believe to be true.

Do not say what you cannot prove to be true.

Do not say what you cannot prove to be false.

Be relevant to the topic of the conversation.

Be irrelevant to the topic of the conversation.

Be relevant to the speaker's personal interests.

Be irrelevant to the speaker's personal interests.

Be clear and concise in your communication.

Be unclear and ambiguous in your communication.

Be verbose and repetitive in your communication.

Be brief and to the point in your communication.

When someone says "It's hot in here," they are implying that they want you to open the window.

When someone says "I'm starving," they are implying that they want you to make them a sandwich.

When someone says "I'm tired," they are implying that they want you to go to bed.

When someone says "I'm bored," they are implying that they want you to entertain them.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you are actually going to the library.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you are actually going to the park.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you are actually going to the doctor's office.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you are actually going to the gym.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you know that the store is closed.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you don't know if the store is open or closed.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you don't know what you're going to buy.

Saying "I'm going to the store" when you don't have any money.

Talking about the weather when the other person is trying to talk about their job.

Talking about your job when the other person is trying to talk about the weather.

Talking about your favorite TV show when the other person is trying to talk about their favorite movie.

Talking about your favorite movie when the other person is trying to talk about their favorite TV show.

Using jargon or technical terms that the other person may not be familiar with.

Speaking too quickly or too slowly for the other person to understand.

Mumbling or speaking unclearly.

Using too many fillers or hesitations in your speech.

Conversational implicatures are based on the context of the conversation, while conventional implicatures are based on the meaning of the words used.

Conversational implicatures are based on the meaning of the words used, while conventional implicatures are based on the context of the conversation.

Conversational implicatures are based on both the context of the conversation and the meaning of the words used.

Conventional implicatures are based on both the context of the conversation and the meaning of the words used.

Conversational implicatures are based on the context of the conversation, while presuppositions are based on the shared knowledge of the speakers.

Conversational implicatures are based on the shared knowledge of the speakers, while presuppositions are based on the context of the conversation.

Conversational implicatures are based on both the context of the conversation and the shared knowledge of the speakers.

Presuppositions are based on both the context of the conversation and the shared knowledge of the speakers.

Conversational implicatures are based on the context of the conversation, while entailments are based on the logical structure of the sentence.

Conversational implicatures are based on the logical structure of the sentence, while entailments are based on the context of the conversation.

Conversational implicatures are based on both the context of the conversation and the logical structure of the sentence.

Entailments are based on both the context of the conversation and the logical structure of the sentence.

Conversational implicatures are based on the context of the conversation, while pragmatic inferences are based on the general knowledge of the world.

Conversational implicatures are based on the general knowledge of the world, while pragmatic inferences are based on the context of the conversation.

Conversational implicatures are based on both the context of the conversation and the general knowledge of the world.

Pragmatic inferences are based on both the context of the conversation and the general knowledge of the world.