A Contrastive Analysis: What is the Conventional Implicature? Is the “Bad” Content of a Slur Conveyed as a Conventional Implicature?

Rev Wadigala Samitharathana Thero
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Rev Wadigala Samitharathana Thero: Oxford Brookes University, United Kingdom

European Journal of Language and Culture Studies, 2022, vol. 1, issue 1, 1-4

Abstract: The conventional implicature, arguably, refers to plenty of linguistic aspects with respect to episteme, metaphysics, as well as semantic criticism of language. Accordingly, the conventional implication consists of a sort of specific literal meanings, which slightly differ from the conversational implication. In addition to that, the particular taxonomy of slur words intends to utter a variety of dyslogistic, disparaging expressions in terms of bad or awful contents along with immoral conducts of a word. Hence, it is, apparently, debatable and doubtful that to what extent slur words can convey unethical substance in a way of the conventional implicature? This contrastive article, therefore, attempts to examine credible reasons for clarifying the thesis: the awful essence of pejorative words comes with a conventional implicature. Correspondingly, I have emphasised a few substantial findings such as combinatorial externalism, prohibitionism alongside expressivism. However, notwithstanding this semantic analysis, it is restricted to investigate epistemic and metaphysical affiliations in this regard.

Keywords: Combinatory Externalism; Conventional Implicature; Expressivism; Prohibitionism; Slur Words (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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DOI: 10.24018/ejlang.2022.1.1.1

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