Q-principle
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In the neo-Gricean semantics and pragmatics of Laurence R. Horn: a reformulation of Paul Grice's maxim of quantity combined with the first two submaxims of manner, stating: Say as much as you can (given R)
, and leading to the implicature that if the speaker did not make a stronger statement (or say more), then its denial is (implied to be) true.
Q-principle
When evaluating conversational implicatures, linguists often invoke the Q-principle to explain why a speaker's failure to make a stronger statement implies that the stronger statement is false.
When evaluating conversational implicatures, linguists often invoke the Q-principle to explain why a speaker's failure to make a stronger statement implies that the stronger statement is false.
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